Estimation of the incidence of occupational diseases in colombia, 1985-2000
Objectives: The occurrence of labor related diseases in Colombia is unknown. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of occupational disease in Colombia in the period 1985-2000. Methods: The annual incidence was estimated with the methodology recommended by Leigh et al. based upon...
- Autores:
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Idrovo, Alvaro Javier
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2003
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/31804
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/31804
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/21884/
- Palabra clave:
- Salud ocupacional
epidemiología
Occupational disease
occupational health
epidemiology
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | Objectives: The occurrence of labor related diseases in Colombia is unknown. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of occupational disease in Colombia in the period 1985-2000. Methods: The annual incidence was estimated with the methodology recommended by Leigh et al. based upon the population estimates of the National Administrative Statistics Department (DANE). Results:The results showed an increase in the incidence of occupational diseases from 68 063 cases in 1985 to 101 645 in 2000. Discussion: The economic losses caused to the social security health system by underreporting of occupational diseases are estimated. |
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