[Occupational medicine in general practice. A study of the extent and nature of occupational injuries in the county of Ringkjøbing].
The purpose of this investigation was to estimate the occurrence and type of work-related incidents in primary health care in the county of Ringkoebing, Denmark, with 270,000 inhabitants. Symptom-related general practitioner (GP)-consultations among 17-66 year-old residents were registered among 114 GP's during four days over one year. In each occasion the GP evaluated the question of work-relatedness versus none-work-relatedness. Of 3017 registered consultations, 479 were work-related (15.9%). There were 376 disease cases and 103 injury cases. Musculoskeletal diseases constituted the dominating diagnostic category, as well as being the category with the highest proportion of work-relatedness, corresponding to 35% of all musculoskeletal consultations. Notification as a work injury case was performed for 19% of all work-related cases. This investigation represents the hitherto most extensive Danish material of the distribution of work-related incidents within the broad spectrum of the GP's practice.
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Herning Centralsygehus, arbejdsmedicinsk klinik.
Andersen
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Rasmussen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*