Comment on Tomaskova et al. Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2017, 14, 269
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Qualified Data Needed
3. Alternate Measures of Excessive Risk
4. Methodological Considerations
Conflicts of Interest
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Yong, M. Comment on Tomaskova et al. Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2017, 14, 269. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020276
Yong M. Comment on Tomaskova et al. Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2017, 14, 269. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(2):276. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020276
Chicago/Turabian StyleYong, Mei. 2018. "Comment on Tomaskova et al. Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2017, 14, 269" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 2: 276. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020276