| Document ID (ISN) | 63752 |
| CIS number |
95-148 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Meredith S.K., McDonald J.C. |
| Title |
Work-related respiratory disease in the United Kingdom, 1989-1992: Report on the SWORD project |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1994, Vol.44, No.4, p.183-189. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
Between 1989 and 1991, 5576 new cases of respiratory illness thought to be due to occupational factors were reported as part of the United Kingdom SWORD project. Half of the cases were diseases of long latency mainly due to asbestos, 28% were occupational asthma, 10% inhalation accidents and 14% other acute diseases. Occupations presenting the greatest risk of acute disease were paint spraying and chemical processing, while shipyard and dock workers, miners, quarrymen and construction workers were at greatest risk of long latency diseases. Tables show agents and occupations associated with respiratory diseases. The scheme demonstrates the feasibility of this approach to surveillance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; occupation disease relation; notification of occupational diseases; statistics; respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
asbestos; list of occupations; list of chemical substances; asthma |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Notification of accidents and diseases
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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