title: [Occupational and production-dependent morbidity among railway workers].
abstract: Presents data on the occupational diseases of railway workers in 1958-1994 and analyzes the nosological structure of morbidity with regard for the technological progress in various fields of this industry. Discusses the problems related to occupational diseases in this population. A disease is recognized as an occupational only in cases when occupational hazards cannot be eliminated by modern technology, but still, the victims are to have a life compensation from the work-giver for not providing the proper working conditions.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kaptsov
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Pankova
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Suvorov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations; D011890:Railroads; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology