title: Costs of occupational circulatory disease.
abstract: This chapter analyzes the overt and hidden economic costs of work-related cardiovascular diseases Affected individuals and society at large, rather than employers, pay much of the costs. Economic interventions to motivate public health approaches to preventing CVD are explored.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Leigh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schnall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002423:Cause of Death; D017281:Cost of Illness; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D017132:Workplace