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... The full nature and extent of the health burden resulting from occupational and environmental exposures remain to be elucidated. The data used to quantify occupational diseases have long been recognized as
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... direct medical costs; (2) indirect costs resulting from lost production, postponecl opportunities, and diminished investment; and (3)
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... . 77 These estimates by extrapolation based on relative workforce size suggest that annual costs for occupational disease in the United States exceed $6 billion, with workers' compensation contributing less than 10 percent and tort suit awards less than 5 percent of the total cost.
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