The global burden of selected occupational diseases and injury risks: Methodology and summary

2005210 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Deborah Imel Nelson · Geological Society of America

Marisol Concha‐Barrientos

Timothy Driscoll · University of Sydney

Kyle Steenland · Emory University

Marilyn A. Fingerhut · World Health Organization

Laura Punnett · University of Massachusetts Lowell

Annette Prüss‐Üstün · World Health Organization

Abstract

Exposure to occupational hazards accounts for a significant proportion of the global burden of disease and injury, which could be substantially reduced through application of proven risk prevention strategies.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational Health and Safety Research Occupational exposure and asthma Workplace Health and Well-being

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volume 48, Issue 6, pp. 400-418

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20211

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