Trends and characteristics of compensated occupational cancer in Ontario, Canada, 1937-2003

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 980-991

  Pichora, Erin C ^a   Payne, Jennifer I ^b,c  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Mesothelioma; Neoplasms; Occupational diseases; Occupational exposure; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISABLED PERSONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 36549024904     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20530     Document Type: Article

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