Occupational Contributions to Respiratory Health Disparities.
Health disparities
Occupational health
Occupational lung diseases
Respiratory diseases
Journal
Clinics in chest medicine
ISSN: 1557-8216
Titre abrégé: Clin Chest Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7907612
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2023
09 2023
Historique:
medline:
1
8
2023
pubmed:
31
7
2023
entrez:
30
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Occupation is an important contributor to disparities in respiratory disease, affecting financial status, health-care access, and exposure to hazardous substances. Although occupation and associated exposures are included in the socioecological models, work exposures remain persistently absent from research on health inequities and their contribution to health. This article focuses on the occupational contribution to disparities in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, silicosis, coronavirus disease 2019, and lung cancer. Because occupational exposures are largely preventable through proper workplace controls, the recognition of occupational causes of disease can provide an opportunity for interventions to bring about health equity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37517841
pii: S0272-5231(23)00038-2
doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2023.03.016
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
635-649Informations de copyright
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