Various Work-Related Respiratory Conditions |
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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Annual Survey and the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics Database, both of which include information on a wide range of work-related respiratory diseases, serve to remind readers that there is much more to work-related lung disease and other occupational respiratory diseases than they might otherwise realize. Data are presented on work-related upper airway disorders (e.g., allergic rhinitis, nasal septum perforation), malignant diseases (e.g., nasal and laryngeal, as well as pulmonary and pleural), infectious diseases (e.g., influenza, pneumonia, and Legionnaires’ disease), and other respiratory diseases (e.g., pneumonitis, interstitial fibrosis, etc.). |
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Table 15-1. Work-related respiratory illnesses (with days away from work): Estimated number, 1996-2000 |
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Table 15-2. Work-related respiratory illnesses (with days away from work): Median days away from work, 1996-2000 |
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Table 15-3a. Annual average employment: Estimated number (in thousands) by major industry division, 1996-2000 |
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Table 15-3b. Work-related respiratory illnesses (with days away from work): Estimated number by industry division, 1996-2000 |
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Table 15-3c. Work-related respiratory illnesses (with days away from work): Estimated rate (per 100,000 workers) by industry division, 1996-2000 |
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| Table 15-4. Work-related respiratory conditions: Number of diagnoses related to asbestos or to other occupational exposures, based on physician’s judgement, selected occupational and environmental medical clinics, 1991-2000 |
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Table 15-5. Most frequent hazards associated with respiratory diagnoses, patients without asbestos-related diagnoses, selected occupational and environmental medical clinics, 1991-2000 |
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