Filing for Workers’ Compensation among Ontario Cases of Mesothelioma

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: For many types of cancer, disease attribution to occupational exposures is difficult. Mesothelioma, however, is a ‘sentinel’ occupational cancer associated with asbestos exposure. The present study linked workers’ compensation claims data with cancer registry data to explore th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jennifer Isabelle Payne, Erin Pichora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/364258