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I .259 called my disease 'anthraco-silicosis 1, with some justifi cation, I thought. They have subsequently persuaded me, energetically and in a very friendly manner, to convert the title of my paper to 'Pneumoconiosis in Soft Coal Miners* and then when I mentioned that to Doctor Lanza, he added In Alabama' I had nothing to do with the title. The pulmonary dust disease, as we see it in soft coal miners, is a disease which produces disability, both on a structural and functional basis. My remarks to you this afternoon will be from the point of view of a clinician as Doctor Sanders indicated, and our great concern is the correlation of X-ray findings, clinical history and func tional studies with the total picture presented to us by the patient. Unfortunately, it is not always possible co des cribe disability on' the usual standards in the case of coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Only so frequently so we fini a lack of Roentgenograpnicfindings and nevertheless, we are confinced that the nan's occupation had something to do with his present disability. I would like to show you -- slide, please -- In the first slide, I would like to show yous ome of the terminology that we use in Alabama, at least we use in our clinic., to simplify the problem. Now, in presenting t.-ls j classification of clinical disutility and Roentger.ograpr.is SEVENTH SARANAC -0300