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American Thoracic Society: Physicians' Financial Conflicts of Interest May Play a Role in Black Lung Diagnoses
March 27, 2021
BEVERLY, Massachusetts, March 27 (TNSJou) -- The American Thoracic Society issued the following news release:

A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines if the source of physician payment for a medical opinion influences whether the physician finds that a coal miner has black lung disease. The study is the first to look at this relationship in the workers' compensation process.

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