How to improve the assessment of the impact of occupational diseases at a national level? The Netherlands as an example

Objective To explore the impact of occupational diseases (ODs) through estimations of population attributable fractions (PAFs) in a national context. Methods PAFs were calculated for eight prevalent ODs using existing data on the prevalence of exposure to risk factors at work and the strength of their association with diseases based on systematic reviews. Six systematic reviews with meta-analyses and two overview papers were selected. All...