Applying a ‘presumably plausible’ principle in a new one-time financial compensation system for occupational diseases in the Netherlands
We propose a pragmatic approach to individual causality assessment of substance-related occupational diseases, considering statistical and diagnostic uncertainties. This approach substantiates protocols towards a one-time financial compensation without long-winding recognition procedures.
Authors
- Sanja Kežić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-4547)
- Pieter Coenen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-7063)
- Henk F. van der Molen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0719-2020)
- Dick Heederik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4550-1437)
- Susan Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5662-1971)
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Dutch Expert Centre for Screening (NL)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2024-109533
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid