23 The burden of disease from occupational exposures

The global burden of non-malignant respiratory disease due to occupational airborne exposures.

BACKGROUND Occupational non-malignant respiratory disease arises from exposure of workers to airborne agents, mostly particulate or dusts. We describe the worldwide mortality and morbidity from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumoconioses arising from these occupational exposure and focus on cases reported in the year 2000. METHODS The proportions of workers expose...

Workshop on the Occupational Burden of Disease

The workshop was convened in Brussels on 10 October 2014, and was organised by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to support a constructive dialogue between stakeholders and to stimulate debate on the burden of disease linked to work. The research on burden of disease is part of a large-scale activity that the Agency is undertaking to address work-related diseases. EU-O...

Workshop on the Occupational Burden of Disease

The workshop was convened in Brussels on 10 October 2014, and was organised by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) to support a constructive dialogue between stakeholders and to stimulate debate on the burden of disease linked to work. The research on burden of disease is part of a large-scale activity that the Agency is undertaking to address work-related diseases. EU-O...

Burden of esophageal cancer in Iran during 1995-2015: Review of findings from the Global Burden of Disease studies

Background: Iran is located in Asian esophageal cancer belt, with age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of approximately 7 per 100,000 for both men and women. To provide potential solution recommendations for achieving accurate estimations regarding the burden of the disease in Iran, we designed a study to assess the burden of esophageal cancer in Iran during 1995-2015 by collecting data from t...

Environmental Burden of Disease from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator