TY - JOUR T1 - Incidence and disease burden of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis worldwide, 1990–2019: evidence from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01669-2021 VL - 58 IS - 5 SP - 2101669 AU - Wang, Dongming AU - Liang, Ruyi AU - Yang, Meng AU - Ma, Jixuan AU - Li, Wenzhen AU - Mu, Min AU - Xiao, Yang AU - Feng, Xiaobing AU - Dong, Chaoqian AU - Yu, Linling AU - Liu, Wei AU - Tan, Qiyou AU - Zhou, Min AU - Wang, Bin AU - Shi, Tingming AU - Yuan, Liang AU - Chen, Weihong Y1 - 2021/11/01 UR - //www.qdcxjkg.com/content/58/5/2101669.abstract N2 - Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) is one of the most serious occupational diseases caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust (including dust from coal mining or pure coal dust) in the workplace [1]. Although prevention efforts have been taken for many decades, CWP is still a public health issue around the world [2]. Especially in developing countries where coal is the main energy source, millions of workers are exposed to coal dust during their professional activities. Published literature has reported that more than 20 million workers are exposed to coal dust in the workplace in China and India alone [3, 4]. In addition, several international or national plans and programmes were conducted to control industrial coal dust and prevent CWP since 1990. However, data on the global incidence and disease burden of CWP and their temporal trends over time are limited.Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) remains a public health issue worldwide, especially in developing countries. More efforts are needed to control or reduce exposure to coal dust in the workplace and protect workers from CWP. https://bit.ly/3zwbWz4We thank the GBD staff for their work. ER -