Economic burden of dermatitis in US workers

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• Personal Author:
  Blanciforti LA
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To estimate the economic burden associated with dermatitis in those aged 16 to 65 years and working in seven industry sectors (DW). METHODS: The 2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the cost-of-illness method, which aggregates health care costs and productivity losses, were used. RESULTS: The economic burden of DW was approximately $1.2 billion, representing 10.5% of the cost of all skin diseases and disorders (SDD). In all private industry (ie, the sum of the seven sectors examined), cost per employed person was approximately $11 for DW and $109 for SDD. In the all-services sector, one of the seven examined, cost per employed person was approximately $15 for DW and $113 for SDD. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the first published estimate of the economic burden of DW, based on a representative sample of the US population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Antigens Dermatitis Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Allergens Allergic-dermatitis Allergic-disorders Allergic-reactions Diseases Exposure-levels Occupational-dermatitis Occupational-health Skin-diseases Skin-sensitivity

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037885
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 Nov; 52(11):1045-1054
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura A. Blanciforti, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS-L4050, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  CBurchfiel@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1049e213ca8b8631a087411c63248616a9aeb319403c5a53d5b1a27ce9445d2ec3d7c0c43b0792e49f20027b43e0cd0c7c1732d9763f5d7bf5796a6444eaf1f4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191808/cdc_191808_DS1.pdf
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