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Päivi H Hämäläinen1, Kaija Leena Saarela, Jukka Takala
1Tampere University of Technology, Center for Safety Management and Engineering, Tampere, Finland. paivi.hamalainen@vtt.fi
Abstract:
Work-related and occupational diseases are multifactorial diseases among the working population that have a heavy impact on workers, enterprises, and society. We calculated estimates for 2002, using global regional estimates of disease mortality, and adjusted attributable fractions produced for work-related diseases in Finland. The estimated number of fatal work-related diseases is about 2 million worldwide. The most common fatal work-related disease groups are cancers (25%), circulatory diseases (21%), and communicable diseases (28%). Though estimates of fatal work-related diseases have some limitations, they are needed for prevention.
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