The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 1999

The 1999 report is similar in content and organization to the 1994 WoRLD Surveillance Report. It is structured into three sections with 13 sub-sections which summarize mortality and morbidity data and other information, such as occupational exposures, for each type of pneumoconiosis and all pneumoconioses, malignant neoplasms of the pleura, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, occupational asthma, and other lung conditions. Major additions were sub-sections for pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic obstru…