Usefulness of occupation and industry information in mortality data in South Africa from 2006 to 2015
Abstract Background There is no population based occupational health surveillance system in South Africa, thus mortality data may be a cost effective means of monitoring trends and possible associations with occupation. The aim of this study was to use deaths due to pneumoconiosis (a known occupatio...
Main Authors: | Kerry S Wilson, Nisha Naicker, Tahira Kootbodien, Vusi Ntlebi, Felix Made, Nonhlanhla Tlotleng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7177-3 |
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