"Occupational Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.
| Descriptor ID |
D009784
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C24
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| Concept/Terms |
Occupational Diseases- Occupational Diseases
- Disease, Occupational
- Occupational Disease
- Occupational Illnesses
- Illnesse, Occupational
- Illnesses, Occupational
- Occupational Illnesse
- Diseases, Occupational
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Occupational Diseases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Occupational Diseases" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Occupational Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Occupational Hearing Loss for Platinum Miners in South Africa: A Case Study of Data Sharing Practices and Ethical Challenges in the Mining Industry. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 21; 19(1).
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Ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease and its association with metabolic risk factors among waste pickers in South Africa. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2021 07 10; 21(1):336.
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Health Services Use and Health Outcomes among Informal Economy Workers Compared with Formal Economy Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 03 19; 18(6).
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Working nights and lower leisure-time physical activity associate with chronic pain in Southern African long-distance truck drivers: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0243366.
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Lead exposure in the home environment: An overview of risks from cottage industries in Africa. Neurotoxicology. 2020 12; 81:34-39.
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Health care access of informal waste recyclers in Johannesburg, South Africa. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0235173.
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Work Related Musculoskeletal Pain in Golf Caddies-Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 05 21; 17(10).
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Estimating miners at risk for occupational noise-induced hearing loss: A review of data from a South African platinum mine. S Afr J Commun Disord. 2020 Mar 26; 67(2):e1-e8.
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Excess Mortality Due to External Causes in Women in the South African Mining Industry: 2013-2015. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 03 13; 17(6).
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Prevalence of Respiratory Health Symptoms among Landfill Waste Recyclers in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 11 04; 16(21).