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ArticleArchives of environmental & occupational health2019

NIOSH's Respiratory Health Division: 50 years of science and service.

Kristin J Cummings, Doug O Johns, Jacek M Mazurek, Frank J Hearl, David N Weissman

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Article in Archives of environmental & occupational health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. What Losing the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Means for Respiratory Health.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025
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  5. Current Review of Pneumoconiosis Among US Coal Miners.Current environmental health reports · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kristin J Cummingsa Respiratory Health Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Morgantown , WV , USA.
Doug O Johnsa Respiratory Health Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Morgantown , WV , USA.
Jacek M Mazureka Respiratory Health Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Morgantown , WV , USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2066-7307
Frank J Hearlb Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Washington , DC , USA.
David N Weissmana Respiratory Health Division , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Morgantown , WV , USA.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The year 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of NIOSH's Respiratory Health Division (RHD). RHD began in 1967 as the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Diseases (ALFORD), with a focus on coal workers' pneumoconiosis. ALFORD became part of NIOSH in 1971 and added activities to address work-related respiratory disease more generally. Health hazard evaluations played an important role in understanding novel respiratory hazards such as nylon flock, diacetyl, and indium-tin oxide. Epidemiologic and laboratory studies addressed many respiratory hazards, including coal mine dust, silica, asbestos, cotton dust, beryllium, diesel exhaust, and dampness and mold. Surveillance activities tracked the burden of diseases and enhanced the quality of spirometry and chest radiography used to screen workers. RHD's efforts to improve scientific understanding, inform strategies for prevention, and disseminate knowledge remain important now and for the future.

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History, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansLung DiseasesNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.Occupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureUnited StatesEpidemiologyoccupational lung diseaserespiratory diseasesworkers

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PMID30501580
PMCPMC6490691
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