Titre :
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Declining trends in work-related morbidity and disability, 1993-1198 : A comparison of survey estimates and compensation insurance claims. (2003)
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Auteurs :
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Cam MUSTARD ;
Richard ALLINGHAM ;
Donald COLE ;
Jason POLE ;
Harry SHANNON ;
Terry SULLIVAN ;
Department of Public Health Sciences. University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. CAN
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 93, n° 8, 2003)
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Pagination :
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1283-1286
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Homme
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Morbidité
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Morbidité [épidémiologie]
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Epidémiologie
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Incidence
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Maladie professionnelle
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Médecine travail
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS vVg3R0x6. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study compared trends in the incidence of work-related morbidity and disability across 3 sources of surveillance data in a Canadian province. Methods. Time series estimates of workplace injuries and work-related disability based on 2 panel surveys in the province of Ontario, Canada, for the period 1993-1998 were compared with rates of work-related injury and illness compensation claims during the same period. Results. Lost-time compensation claims declined by 28.8% over this 6-year period. The incidence of self-reported work-related injury declined by 28.2%, and the self-reported incidence of work absence for work-related causes declined by 32.2%. Conclusions. Parallel reductions in work-related morbidity were seen in 3 independent data sources. These results support an interpretation that there has been an important reduction in injury risk in Ontario workplaces over the past decade.
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