About the Authors
- Weihong Chen
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* E-mail: wchen@mails.tjmu.edu.cn (WC); wut@mails.tjmu.edu.cn (TW)
Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Yuewei Liu
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Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Haijiao Wang
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Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Eva Hnizdo
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Yi Sun
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Affiliation Department of Applied Epidemiology, Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, German Social Accident Insurance (IFA), Sankt Augustin, Germany
- Liangping Su
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Affiliation Daye Iron Mine Hospital, Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation, Huangshi, Hubei, China
- Xiaokang Zhang
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Affiliation Jingdezhen Health Bureau, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
- Shaofan Weng
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Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Frank Bochmann
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Affiliation Department of Applied Epidemiology, Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, German Social Accident Insurance (IFA), Sankt Augustin, Germany
- Frank J. Hearl
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Affiliation Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
- Jingqiong Chen
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Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Tangchun Wu
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* E-mail: wchen@mails.tjmu.edu.cn (WC); wut@mails.tjmu.edu.cn (TW)
Affiliations Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Analyzed the data: WC YL HW SW TW. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: WC YL. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: WC YL EH YS TW. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: WC YL HW EH YS LS XZ SW FB FH JC TW. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: WC YL HW EH YS LS XZ SW FB FH JC TW. Initiated and designed the study: WC FH JC. Established the databases: WC YL HW SW LS XZ. Contributed to the interpretation of data and results: EH YS FB.