TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Occupational health in Mexico
JO  - International journal of occupational and environmental health
A1  - Sanchez-Roman, Francisco Raul
A1  - Juárez-Pérez, Cuauhtemoc Arturo
A1  - Aguilar Madrid, Guadalupe
A1  - Haro-García, Luis
A1  - Borja-Aburto, Víctor Hugo
A1  - Claudio, Luz
SP  - 346
EP  - 354
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
N2  - This article describes the current situation of occupational health (OH) in Mexico, including socioeconomic context, legislation, health system, and educative and investigative resources, as well as the practice of OH. Workplace accidents per 100 workers decreased from 7.23 to 2.3 workers in 20 years; deaths decreased from 1.68 to 0.9 per 10,000 workers, while the occupational disease rate increased from 0.6 to 1 per 10,000 workers. This can be interpreted as an improvement in preventive measures as well as problems of recognition and registry. In Mexico OH faces challenges that range from needs for professional training and performance to needs for development of legal measures, coordination, information, and research.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-3525
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -