Usefulness of occupation and industry information in mortality data in South Africa from 2006 to 2015

• Main Authors: Kerry S Wilson (Author), Nisha Naicker (Author), Tahira Kootbodien (Author), Vusi Ntlebi (Author), Felix Made (Author), Nonhlanhla Tlotleng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is no population based occupational health surveillance system in South Africa, thus mortality data may be a cost effective means of monitoring trends and possible associations with occupation. The aim of this study was to use deaths due to pneumoconiosis (a known occupatio...