State-based Occupational Health Surveillance Clearinghouse
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  • Cancer Incidence among Massachusetts Fire Fighters

    Previous investigations of cancer among firefighters have been limited to mortality data and have yielded inconsistent results. Case-control analyses were conducted in the present surveillance study in order to examine associations between firefighting and cancer incidence in Massachusetts. Subjects were identified through the Massachusetts Cancer Registry files for 1982-1986. Exposure status (firefighting) was determined from the usual occupation reported to the Registry. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 1/1/1990 — 1 Views

  • Physician-based Surveillance of Occupational Disease, Part II. Experience with a Broader Range of Diagnoses and Physicians

    We report on a second phase of a physician-based project on occupational disease surveillance based on both sentinel health events and sentinel physicians. We included participating physicians in seven specialties and incorporated a component to assess the feasibility of using physician reporting to target work site evaluations. We identified 36 patients whose illnesses were probably or possibly work-related. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 11/1/1989 — 0 Views

  • Physician-based Surveillance of Occupational Disease, Part II. Experience with a Broader Range of Diagnoses and Physicians

    We report on a second phase of a physician-based project on occupational disease surveillance based on both sentinel health events and sentinel physicians. We included participating physicians in seven specialties and incorporated a component to assess the feasibility of using physician reporting to target work site evaluations. We identified 36 patients whose illnesses were probably or possibly work-related. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 11/1/1989 — 41 Views
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