Document ID (ISN) | 63751 |
CIS number |
95-147 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
Year |
1994 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Sallie B.A., Ross D.J., Meredith S.K., McDonald J.C. |
Title |
SWORD '93. Surveillance of work-related and occupational respiratory disease in the UK |
Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1994, Vol.44, No.4, p.177-182. 4 ref. |
Abstract |
Data on work-related respiratory diseases collected by the SWORD (Surveillance of Work-Related and Occupational Respiratory Disease) project are reviewed for 1993. Some 3269 new cases are estimated to have been seen by participating physicians in 1993 (3635 in 1992). Diseases of long latency accounted for 52% of cases, asthma for 27% and inhalation accidents for 12%; 93% of the long latency diseases were attributed to asbestos. With the exception of construction workers with pneumoconiosis (31%), engineers and metalworkers were the most affected group, representing at least 25% in each disease category. A table lists agents and occupations associated with asthma. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; occupation disease relation; notification of occupational diseases; statistics; respiratory diseases |
Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; asbestos; list of occupations; list of chemical substances; asthma |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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Browse category(ies) |
Notification of accidents and diseases Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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