Respiratory Diseases Research at Niosh: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

by Institute of Medicine, Committee to Review the NIOSH Respiratory Disease Research Program, The National Academies, et al.

Respiratory diseases caused by exposures to dangerous materials in the workplace have tremendous implications for worker health and, by extension, the national economy. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that deaths from work-related respiratory diseases and cancers account for about 70% of all occupational disease deaths. NIOSH conducts research in order to detect and reduce work-related hazardous exposures,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309118735
• ISBN13: 9780309118736
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 250 Pages