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Workers' Compensation and Work-Related Illnesses and Diseases.
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Injury PreventionOccupational HazardsPresent U.s. SystemWorker HealthLong Latency PeriodsRemuneration PracticeOccupational MedicineOccupational Health ServiceOccupational DiseaseWorking ConditionsPublic HealthHealth SciencesHealth PolicyHealth WorkforceEmployee BenefitsWork-related IllnessesComplicated OriginHealth EconomicsWorkforce DevelopmentOccupational DisorderOccupational TherapyMedicineUnemploymentEmergency Medicine
The book points out that the present U.S. system of workers' compensation encompasses injuries or death incurred directly on the job or in the workplace, but causes considerable difficulty for workers seeking compensation for diseases of complicated origin, involving long latency periods.