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Occupational epidemiology is a subdiscipline of epidemiology that focuses on investigations of workers and the workplace.[1][2] Occupational epidemiologic studies examine health outcomes among workers, and their potential association with conditions in the workplace including noise, chemicals, heat, or radiation, or work organization such as schedules.
The need for evidence to inform occupational safety regulations, workers' compensation programs, and safety legislation motivated the development of public health policy, occupational epidemiology methods, and surveillance mechanisms.[3] Occupational epidemiological research can inform risk assessments; development of standards and other risk management activities; and estimates of the co-benefits and co-harms of policies designed to reduce risk factors or conditions that can affect human health. Occupational epidemiology methods are common to methods used in environmental epidemiology.[4]
- ^ "Occupational Epidemiology". U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ Checkoway, Harvey; Pearce, Neil; Kriebel, David (2004). Research Methods in Occupational Epidemiology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509242-2.
- ^ Halperin, William; Howard, John (2011-10-07). "Occupational Epidemiology and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 60 (4). U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 97–103. PMID 21976172.
- ^ Pell, S. (May 1993). "Epidemiologists in industry. Past achievements, unexplored opportunities, and future needs". Journal of Occupational Medicine. 35 (5): 485–492. ISSN 0096-1736. PMID 8515320.