Occupational health epidemiology and objectives for the year 2000.
This article summarizes epidemiologic data available on work-related morbidity and mortality and describes the occupational health surveillance systems currently in use. The NIOSH top 10 priority occupational illnesses and injuries and the year 2000 objectives for occupational health are described. Finally, statistics regarding occupational medicine specialists are presented.
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006040:Goals; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. / Q000592:standards; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States