A global perspective of migration and occupational health
| Autor: | Mph Marc B. Schenker Md |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Economics media_common.quotation_subject Occupational injury Immigration Poison control Global Health Occupational safety and health Occupational medicine Risk Factors Cause of Death Occupational Exposure Injury prevention medicine Global health Humans Occupations Occupational Health media_common business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Emigration and Immigration medicine.disease Occupational Diseases Population Surveillance Wounds and Injuries Precarious work business Demography |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 53:329-337 |
| ISSN: | 1097-0274 0271-3586 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajim.20834 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Global migration has dramatically increased over the past decade and is at an all-time high, approaching 200 million persons per year. Demographics and economic interdependence suggest that immigration will continue for the near future at record high levels. METHODS: A review of the few studies that have investigated occupational injury and illness rates among immigrant populations. RESULTS: Existing data indicate that higher rates of fatal and non-fatal injuries are common compared to native populations. This increase is in part due to immigrants working in higher risk occupations (e.g., agriculture, construction), but occupational morbidity and mortality is higher among immigrants than native-born workers within occupational categories. CONCLUSIONS: Research is needed to identify the causes of increased risk among immigrants and to provide direction to effective public health interventions. Research methods must be adapted to different epidemiologic characteristics of immigrant populations, including lack of standard sampling frames, different language and culture from the dominant culture, and precarious work status. Am. J. Ind. Med. (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Language: en |
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