03010cam a22003497a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000250008802000220011303500240013504000300015904200140018905000240020308200140022724503700024126000560061130000360066750400540070352012590075753000270201661000590204365000310210265000260213365000270215965000380218671001490222471000860237385600810245985601200254015455058OSt20220303131931.0080917s2008    dcua     b    000 0 eng d  a  2008277024  a9780309118736 (pbk.)  a0309118735 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)ocn223867803  aYDXCPcPULdPULdPULdNRZ  alccopycat00aRC 731b.R4675 200804a616.222200aRespiratory diseases research at NIOSH :breviews of research programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health /cCommittee to Review the NIOSH Respiratory Diseases Research Program, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.  aWashington, D.C. :bNational Academies Press,c2008  axviii, 231 p. :bill. ;c26 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 150-169).  aRespiratory 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, injuries, and diseases; its Respiratory Disease Research Program (RDRP) focuses on respiratory diseases. This National Research Council book reviews the RDRP to evaluate the 1) relevance of its work to improvements in occupational safety and health and 2) the impact of research in reducing workplace respiratory illnesses. The assessment reveals that the program has made essential contributions to preventing occupational respiratory disease. The National Research Council has rated the Program a 5 out of 5 for relevance, and a 4 out of 5 for impact. To further increase its effectiveness, the Respiratory Disease Research Program should continue and expand its current efforts, provide resources for occupational disease surveillance, and include exposure assessment scientists in its activities.  aAlso available online.20aNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 0aLungsxDiseasesxResearch. 0aLungsxDust diseases. 0aOccupational diseases. 0aEnvironmentally induced diseases.2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bCommittee to Review the Respiratory Diseases Research Program. Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.2 aNational Research Council (U.S.).bBoard on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy1002/2008277024.html41uhttp://search.nap.edu/nap-cgi/de2007.cgi?term=0309118735zView online options and "term cloud derived from results"