Surveillance of occupational lung disease: Comparison of hospital discharge data to physician reporting
Journal Article
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· American Journal of Public Health; (USA)
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing (USA)
A survey of 762 New Jersey physicians showed that 35% reported seeing patients with either asbestosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, occupational asthma or silicosis. Three to four times as many patients with these diagnoses were seen as outpatients as were hospitalized. The implications of these results in using hospital discharge data for occupational disease surveillance are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5922748
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Public Health; (USA), Journal Name: American Journal of Public Health; (USA) Vol. 80:10; ISSN 0090-0036; ISSN AJHEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ASBESTOS
ASTHMA
COAL MINING
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASES
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
MINING
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
PATIENTS
PNEUMOCONIOSES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SURVEILLANCE
SURVEYS
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ASBESTOS
ASTHMA
COAL MINING
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASES
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
MINING
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
PATIENTS
PNEUMOCONIOSES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SURVEILLANCE
SURVEYS