Objective: Pleural mesothelioma is a neoplasm almost exclusively attributed to occupational exposure to asbestos and is legally considered an occupational disease. Nevertheless, only a few cases achieve that official recognition. The objective of this work was to describe and analyse this issue, and to identify the major obstacles to its recognition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the Valencia Autonomous Community, the fight against the pandemic, in the workplace, has been articulated around joint action between the occupational health services and the Valencian public health system, promoted and coordinated by Public Health. There was experience in similar activities, but a great effort has been required in external and internal coordination, in adapting activities and information systems. Occupational risk prevention services have played an important role in the epidemiological surveillance and control of COVID-19 in companies and are also participating in vaccination.
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