@article{ref1,
title="Occupational diseases among workers in lower and higher socioeconomic positions",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2018",
author="van der Molen, Henk F. and de Vries, Sanne and Sluiter, Judith K.",
volume="15",
number="12",
pages="e15122849-e15122849",
abstract="<i>Background:</i> To determine differences between workers in lower and higher socioeconomic positions (SEP) in incidences of occupational disease (OD) and incapacity for work due to ODs. <i>Methods:</i> From a Dutch dynamic prospective cohort of occupational physicians (OPs), ODs assessed by OPs were retrieved for lower and higher SEP groups. <i>Results:</i> Among the lower SEP, musculoskeletal disorders, and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) comprised two-thirds of the OD diagnoses. Among the higher SEP, stress/burnout comprised 60% of the OD diagnoses. Temporary and permanent incapacity for work due to work-related lower back disorders and repetitive strain injuries differed significantly between workers in lower compared to higher SEP. <i>Conclusions:</i> Occupational diseases occur at a 2.7 higher incidence rate for workers in lower SEP compared with higher SEP. Incapacity for work varies between the type of OD and the level of SEP.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph15122849",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122849"
}