Death certificate-based occupational mortality surveillance in the United States.

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• Personal Author:
  Burnett C ; Dubrow R ; Lalich NR ; Salg JA ; Sestito, John P.
• Description:
  The use of death certificates for surveillance of occupational mortality patterns in the U.S. to develop information on potential occupational health problems is discussed. The joint efforts of NIOSH, the National Center for Health Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, the Association for Vital Records and Health Statistics and state health departments have resulted in the selection of a standard system for occupation and industry coding of death certificate, development of programs to ensure consistent use of the codes, and development of a computer software package for proportionate mortality ratio analysis. The use of death certificate occupation and industry entry coding has increased from only six states in 1979 to 31 states and the District of Columbia. Proportionate mortality ratio analyses have used information from death certificates coded for occupation and industry. Limitations in the use of information from death certificates include its questionable accuracy, unsuitability for studying nonfatal occupational diseases, and the long latency period for many occupational disorders. The authors conclude that, in spite of certain deficiencies, surveillance of occupational mortality using coded entries from death certificates represents a simple and inexpensive tool for occupational disease surveillance and epidemiological studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Disease Death Certificates Industrial-hazards Mortality-rates Mortality-surveys Mortality Surveillance National Occupational Mortality Surveillance NIOSH-Author NOMS Occupational-diseases Occupational Surveillance Surveillance

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  329-342
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00168303
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1987 Mar; 11(3):329-342
• Contact Point Address:
  Robert Dubrow, MD, PhD, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mail Stop R-18,4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f2b8635df00e3b17f82fabf514f4b70617f1c86d44cd5c685980a3936beffc05404c88efbda6b82dfded15597982a22486c66e7d75e0ba6a9f0d1058a85377fd
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185175/cdc_185175_DS1.pdf
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