Filing for Workers’ Compensation among Ontario Cases of Mesothelioma
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: For many types of cancer, disease attribution to occupational exposures is difficult. Mesothelioma, however, is a ‘sentinel’ occupational cancer associated with asbestos exposure. The present study linked workers’ compensation claims data with cancer registry data to explore th...
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| description | BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: For many types of cancer, disease attribution to occupational exposures is difficult. Mesothelioma, however, is a ‘sentinel’ occupational cancer associated with asbestos exposure. The present study linked workers’ compensation claims data with cancer registry data to explore the completeness of reporting of mesothelioma to the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) according to characteristics of cases diagnosed among Ontario residents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-adf5e4d714c8400f968957ec4da0cbab2025-08-20T02:20:49ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412009-01-0116514815210.1155/2009/364258Filing for Workers’ Compensation among Ontario Cases of MesotheliomaJennifer Isabelle Payne0Erin Pichora1Cancer Care Nova Scotia, CanadaPopulation Studies and Surveillance, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: For many types of cancer, disease attribution to occupational exposures is difficult. Mesothelioma, however, is a ‘sentinel’ occupational cancer associated with asbestos exposure. The present study linked workers’ compensation claims data with cancer registry data to explore the completeness of reporting of mesothelioma to the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) according to characteristics of cases diagnosed among Ontario residents.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/364258 |
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