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G Howells

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Historical research: process, problems and pitfalls.

Nurse researchers have developed a range of approaches to increase knowledge. In this article, the increasingly influential approach of historical research is described to illustrate the processes and skills involved, and stimulate interest in the study of nursing history. The authors describe the process in the context of a study reported in Nursing Standard (vol 13, no 26) of the impact of pneumoconiosis on miners in South Wales (Howells 1997, Howells and Rees 1999).

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Pneumoconiosis: a study of its effect on miners' health in South Wales 1900-1980.

Since its discovery in the late 19th century, pneumoconiosis has shaped the lives of thousands of miners. In some ways it became inextricably linked to the South Wales coal field and was a major public health threat to the men who worked in those mines. The disease was caused by the conditions of work and worsened the situation of many who were already living in poverty. This historical research account traces the miners' plight and touches on some of the public health issues raised by the disease.

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