Blog. Making industry and occupation information useful for public health. 17/06/2020

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Authors: Marovich, Stacey ; Mobley, Amy ; Groenewold, Matthew R.

Corporate authors: US. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publication date: 2020

Keywords: epidemic disease ; contagion ; medical surveillance ; job exposure relation ; occupation disease relation ; survey ; methodology

Geographic area: USA

Subject: Occupational safety and health

Language: English

"This is the second of two blogs in the series “COVID-19 Surveillance among Workers: What we know and what are we doing to learn more". Information about a person's occupation and industry can be incredibly useful for determining if certain jobs or kinds of businesses put people at a higher risk of illness or injury. This is why many surveys and case report forms ask about a person's job.”

Support: Digital

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