Citation

Halperin WE, Ordin DL. Am. J. Ind. Med. 1996; 29(2): 223-224.

Affiliation

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199602)29:2<223::AID-AJIM14>3.0.CO;2-5

PMID

8821367

Abstract

Since 1986 there has been substantial progress in developing surveillance systems for occupational disease and injury that meet the goals of surveillance: identification or new diseases and causes of injury; estimation of the magnitude and trend of injuries and illnesses; identification of epidemic clusters; and identification of sentinel cases representing failures of prevention. A quiltwork of surveillance systems for occupational diseases and injury has been implemented by several federal agencies; surveillance systems for many more disease and injuries are being developed by the states. The conceptual basis for "closing the surveillance gap" has been developed; national implementation is the next challenge.

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