A Cancer Registrar's Guide to Collecting Industry and Occupation

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2011-173, April 2011
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The usual (longest-held) occupation and industry of workers can reveal the national cancer burden by industry and occupation. Such information can also be used to help discover jobs that may have a high risk for cancer or other diseases and for which prevention efforts can be concentrated (or targeted).

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A Cancer Registrar's Guide to Collecting Industry and Occupation

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NIOSH [2011]. A cancer registrar's guide to collecting industry and occupation. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-173.

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