Black lung remains lethal
By Wang Jingqiong | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-29 07:54
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Female miners at a pit in Anhui province wear masks and hats in an effort to keep dust particles at bay in this file photo. Xie Zhengyi / for China Daily |
BEIJING - Pneumoconiosis, or black lung, remains the top occupational disease in China, accounting for 80 percent of new cases of occupational diseases in 2009, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
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