The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2007
September 2008
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2008-143
The seventh of a series, the Work-Related Lung Disease (WoRLD) Surveillance Report 2007 provides information on various work-related respiratory diseases and associated exposures in the United States. The WoRLD Surveillance Report 2007 describes where these diseases are occurring (by industry and geographic location), who is affected (by race, gender, age, and occupation), how frequently they occur, and temporal trends. Volume 2 focuses on respiratory conditions by NORA industrial sector.
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