Frazier T M, Wegman D H
Am J Public Health. 1979 Jul;69(7):718-20. doi: 10.2105/ajph.69.7.718.
An effort has been made to explore a case-finding surveillance system for occupationally-related disease using death records. A sentinel health event, here lung cancer in young males, was selected to seek unusual associations with occupations as listed on the death records. Fishermen appeared to be over-represented and population studies cited suggest lung cancer in this occupation deserves further exploration. Further efforts of this type could test the usefulness of an occupational health surveillance system based on the death certificate.
人们已努力探索一种利用死亡记录来发现职业病病例的监测系统。选择了一个哨点健康事件,即年轻男性中的肺癌,以寻找与死亡记录上列出的职业之间的异常关联。渔民的比例似乎过高,所引用的人群研究表明该职业中的肺癌值得进一步探究。这类进一步的努力可以检验基于死亡证明的职业健康监测系统的实用性。