137
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

The impact of occupational health service network and reporting system in Taiwan

, , , , , , , , , , & show all
Pages 352-362 | Published online: 03 Dec 2013

References

  • Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Statistics - as of December 2010 [document on the Internet]. Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency [cited 2012 Aug 22]. Available from: http://english.kosha.or.kr/main
  • Overview Report of Vital Statistics: Occupational and Industrial Aspects. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan [cited 2012 Aug 22]. Available from: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/bunya/roudoukijun/anzeneisei11/
  • *Azaroff LS, Levenstein C, Wegman DH. Occupational injury and illness surveillance: conceptual filters explain underreporting. Am J Public Health. 2002;9:1421–9.
  • *Guo YL, Wu TN, Liou SH, Wang JD. Occupational medicine in Taiwan. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1999;72:419–28.
  • Wu TN, Liou SH, Wang JD, Shen CY, Ko KN, Yang GY, et al.. Establishment of a work-related diseases surveillance system in Taiwan, Republic of China. Prev Med. 1996;25:725–9.
  • Wu TN, Liou SH, Shen CY, Hsu CC, Chao SL, Chang PY. Occupational disease surveillance in Taiwan. Lancet. 1996;348:827.
  • The Council of Labor Affairs Executive Yuan, Taiwan [Internet]. Labor Insurance, Yearbook of Labor Statistics. 2011 [cited 2011 August 1]. Available from: http://statdb.cla.gov.tw/html/year/d6160.htm
  • The Council of Labor Affairs Executive Yuan, Taiwan [Internet]. Labor Status, Yearbook of Labor Statistics. 2011 [cited 2011 August 1]. Available from: http://statdb.cla.gov.tw/html/mon/monehidx02.htm
  • *Herbert R, Plattus B, Kellogg L, Luo J, Marcus M, Mascolo A, et al.. The Union Health Center: a working model of clinical care linked to preventive occupational health services. Am J Ind Med. 1997;31:263–73.
  • *Markowitz SB, Fischer E, Fahs MC, Shapiro J, Landrigan PJ. Occupational disease in New York State: a comprehensive examination. Am J Ind Med. 1989;16:417–35.
  • McCartan B, Ashby E, Taylor EJ, Haddad FS. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2012;73:199–202.
  • *Chen Y, Turner S, Hussey L, Agius R. A study of work-related musculoskeletal case reports to The Health and Occupation Reporting network (THOR) from 2002 to 2003.Occup Med (Oxf). 2005;55:268–74.
  • Kang SK, Kim EA Occupational diseases in Korea. J Korean Med Sci. 2010;25 (Suppl):S4–12.
  • *Sluiter JK, Rest KM, Frings-Dresen MH. Criteria document for evaluating the work-relatedness of upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2001;27(Suppl 1):1–102.
  • van Rijn RM, Huisstede BM, Koes BW, Burdorf A. Associations between work-related factors and the carpal tunnel syndrome–a systematic review. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2009;35:19–36.
  • *Bernard BP. Musculoskeletal disorders and workplace factors: a critical review of epidemiologic evidence for work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the neck, upper extremity, and low Back. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. NIOSH Publication No. 97B141; 1997.
  • *Rosenman KD, Reilly MJ, Kalinowski DJ. A state-based surveillance system for work-related asthma. J Occup Environ Med. 1997;39:415–25.
  • *Morse T, Dillon C, Warren N, Hall C, Hovey D. Capture-recapture estimation of unreported work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Connecticut. Am J Ind Med. 2001;39:636–42.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.