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Global Impact of Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases

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A Clinical Guide to Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases

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The burden of occupational and environmental lung disease varies widely throughout the world. Prevalence and incidence of disease, predominant exposures, clinical prognosis, and mortality rates vary widely. Global disparities are in part a result of disparate occupational health and safety norms; environmental standards and enforcement; and a severe lack of screening and access to care in much of the developing world. This chapter will review the differential prevalence of occupational and environmental lung disease worldwide and will explore some of the factors influencing variation in estimated rates. Common occupational and environmental diseases and their specific regional burdens will be reviewed. Global differences in occupational and environmental exposures will be explored. Finally we will discuss international interventions to mitigate the global burden of occupational and environmental lung disease.

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  1. Department of Occupational Health, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel

    Eric D. Amster

  2. Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

    Eric D. Amster

  3. Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    David C. Christiani

  4. Department of Environmental Genetics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

    David C. Christiani

  5. Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Bulfinch 148, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

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Amster, E.D., Christiani, D.C. (2012). Global Impact of Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases. In: Huang, YC., Ghio, A., Maier, L. (eds) A Clinical Guide to Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases. Respiratory Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-149-3_17

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