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Impact of Interventions to Prevent Asbestos-Related Respiratory Disease in an Exposed Worker Registry Using a Simplified G-computation
Surveillance of asbestos related disease among workers enrolled in an exposure registry
COVID-19 related hospitalization and emergency department visits among Ontario workers
This fact sheet summarizes the risk of COVID-19 among workers in the ODSS based on emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
COVID-19 infection among Ontario workers based on hospital records
This fact sheet summarizes the risk of COVID-19 among workers in the ODSS based on hospital records, compared to all other workers in the ODSS.
COVID-19 infection among Ontario workers based on PCR test results
This fact sheet summarizes the risk of COVID-19 among workers in the ODSS based on PCR test results, compared to all other workers in the ODSS.
Respirable crystalline silica and lung cancer in community-based studies: impact of job-exposure matrix specifications on exposure-response relationships
Flames and Risks: Firefighting Causes Cancer
Exploring sex differences in lung cancer risk among workers in Ontario, Canada’s Occupational Disease Surveillance System
This study aimed to examine sex differences in lung cancer risk across various occupations, with an emphasis on the female workforce.
OCRC Report: Chronic respiratory disease
Est-ce que le métier de chaudronnier du bâtiment est un métier à haut risque?
This fact sheets summarizes the risks of exposures to a variety of occupational hazards among Ontario boilermakers in the ODSS.
L’amiante dans les écoles : Risques professionnels chez les travailleurs de l’éducation
Are Boilermakers a High-Risk Trade?
This fact sheets summarizes the risks of exposures to a variety of occupational hazards among Ontario boilermakers in the ODSS.
Asbestos in Schools: Occupational Risks Among Education Workers
This fact sheet summarizes the risk of occupational asbestos exposure among Ontario education workers in the ODSS.
Application of two job indices for general occupational demands in a pooled analysis of case-control studies on lung cancer
Risques professionnels pour les maladies liées à l’amiante
Occupational Risks for Asbestos-related Disease
This fact sheet summarizes occupational risks for asbestos-related disease among Ontario workers.
Incidence of mesothelioma and asbestosis by occupation in a diverse workforce
This study aimed to characterize detailed patterns of mesothelioma and asbestosis incidence in the workforce as part of an occupational disease surveillance program in Ontario, Canada.
Mesothelioma Surveillance & Prognosis in Ontario
Mortality among uranium miners in North America and Europe: the Pooled Uranium Miners Analysis (PUMA)
Diesel Engine Exhaust Exposure, Smoking, and Lung Cancer Subtype Risks. A Pooled Exposure–Response Analysis of 14 Case–Control Studies
Innovations in applied decision theory for health and safety
Estimating the burden of lung cancer in Canada attributed to occupational radon exposure using a novel exposure assessment method
OCRC Report: Future Burden of Cancer in Construction Workshop
A probabilistic approach for economic evaluation of occupational health and safety interventions: a case study of silica exposure reduction interventions in the construction sector
OCRC Report: Burden of occupational cancer in Canada – Major workplace carcinogens and prevention of exposure
Histopathologic Analysis of Lung Cancer Incidence Associated with Radon Exposure among Ontario Uranium Miners
Examining lung cancer risks across different industries and occupations in Ontario, Canada: the establishment of the Occupational Disease Surveillance System
Burden of Occupational Cancer: Fact Sheets
Burden of lung cancer attributable to occupational diesel engine exhaust exposure in Canada
Lung Cancer Among Firefighters: Smoking-Adjusted Risk Estimates in a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies
Lung cancer and socioeconomic status in a pooled analysis of case-control studies
Is previous respiratory disease a risk factor for lung cancer?
Lung cancer risk among cooks when accounting for tobacco smoking: a pooled analysis of case-control studies from Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and China
Lung cancer risk among bricklayers in a pooled analysis of case-control studies
Effect modification of the association of cumulative exposure and cancer risk by intensity of exposure and time since exposure cessation: a flexible method applied to cigarette smoking and lung cancer in the SYNERGY Study
Lung cancer risk among bakers, pastry cooks and confectionary makers: the SYNERGY study
Lung cancer risk among hairdressers: a pooled analysis of case-control studies conducted between 1985 and 2010
Cancer Risks among Welders and Occasional Welders in a National Population-Based Cohort Study: Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort
Exposure–Response Analyses of Asbestos and Lung Cancer Subtypes in a Pooled Analysis of Case–Control Studies
Cancer incidence and mortality from exposure to radon progeny among Ontario uranium miners
Lung Cancer among Coal Miners, Ore Miners and Quarrymen – Smoking-Adjusted Risk Estimates from the Synergy Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies
A comparison of exposure assessment approaches: lung cancer and occupational asbestos exposure in a population-based case-control study
OCRC Report: Examination of accepted workplace fatality claims within Ontario and Canada
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Surveillance of mesothelioma and workers’ compensation in British Columbia, Canada
Asbestos and Cancer in Ontario and the Occupational Cancer Research Centre
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