Synonyms
Work-related illnesses; Work-related ill-health; Work-induced diseases; Occupational diseases in wider sense; Non-specific occupational diseases
Definition
The term “work-related diseases” includes a variety of multifactorial diseases and disorders in which work and the working environment contribute significantly to the cause, but are among numerous causative factors. These diseases are more prevalent among the working population than “specific” occupational diseases. They also occur among the general population, but work and working conditions need not be a risk factor in every case of each disease. Personal characteristics of the working people and other environmental and sociocultural factors usually play a role as risk factors of these diseases (WHO 1985). Work-related diseases are of great importance to occupational health and public health due to their huge sociomedical and economic impact and the possibilities of their prevention or mitigation.
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Peruničić, B. (2008). Work-Related Diseases . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_3798
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