Impact of work-related cancers in Taiwan—Estimation with QALY (quality-adjusted life year) and healthcare costs

This study estimates the annual numbers of eight work-related cancers, total losses of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), and lifetime healthcare expenditures that possibly could be saved by improving occupational health in Taiwan. Three databases were interlinked: the Taiwan Cancer Registry, the...

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Main Authors: Lukas Jyuhn-Hsiarn Lee, Cheng-Kuan Lin, Mei-Chuan Hung, Jung-Der Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335516300456

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