Research Colloquium on Occupational Respiratory Diseases: A Conference in Cuba (1984)

Abstract

At an international conference in Havana, Cuba, March 19–21, 1984, health professionals from the United States, Canada, and Cuba participated in a research colloquium on occupational lung diseases. Participants and speakers discussed the state of the art of knowledge, research, and management of key occupational lung diseases, and suggested directions for future efforts. Differences among the three countries in terms of the medical, economic, and social aspects of defining, treating, and compensating occupational diseases were also considered.