| Document ID (ISN) | 78653 |
| CIS number |
02-694 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1250-3274 - Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Pelclová D., Ameille J., Urban P., Fenclová Z., Lebedová J. |
| Title |
Occupational diseases in the Czech Republic: Criteria for their recognition and compensation |
| Original title |
Les maladies professionnelles en République tchèque: critères de reconnaissance et d'indemnisation [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2001, Vol.62, No.8, p.629-633. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
Statistical data concerning occupational diseases in the Czech Republic are presented. Czech criteria for the recognition of occupational diseases and some advantages and disadvantages of the Czech system are discussed. 1751 cases of occupational diseases were recognized in the Czech Republic in the year 2000. Diseases due to physical factors were the most frequent, with 39.9% of the cases in the year 2000; diseases of the respiratory system and skin diseases each accounted for 20.7%; infectious diseases represented 16.4% of all occupational diseases; poisonings were accounted for only 2.1%, and other diseases (i.e. disorders of vocal cords) 0.2%. A disadvantage of the Czech system is the lack of satisfactory incentives for the prevention of occupational diseases. As an illustration, the charges levied on employers are not increased in proportion with the increased incidence of occupational diseases. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
national organization; occupational diseases; notification of occupational diseases; statistics; Czech Republic |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
poisoning; compensation of occupational diseases; sickness absenteeism; frequency rates; respiratory diseases; skin diseases; musculoskeletal diseases; infectious diseases |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Czech Republic; France |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Notification of accidents and diseases
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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