APPENDIX A
MASTER LIST OF PRIORITY RESEARCH TOPICS*
* Topics identified by any working group as a potential priority
Disease and Injury
Acute and Chronic Airway Disease
Chronic Diseases (selected)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Contact Dermatitis
Depression and Anxiety
Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities
Hearing Loss Due to Noise and Nonauditory Exposures
Low Back Disorders
Molecular Correlates of Cancer
Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
Occupational Asthma
Occupational Cancer
Occupational Skin Diseases
Stress
Traumatic Injuries
Work Environment and Workforce
Aging Populations
Behavioral Risk Factors
Changing Economy and Workforce
Construction
Emerging Technologies
Ethics
Health Care Workers
Indoor Air (Environment)
Inorganic Dusts
Interactions (Chemical)
Latex Allergy
Mechanical Stressors
Mineral and Synthetic Fibers
Mixed Exposures (includes Mixtures of Chemicals and/or Other Agents)
Motor Vehicles
Noise
Nonrespiratory Routes of Exposure
Oils and Related Products
Organization of Work
Pesticides
PM10 (particulate matter <10m)
Premature Disability
Psychosocial Factors
Sector-Focused Research
Service Workers
Solvents
Small Businesses
Special Populations at Risk
Violence (Assaults)
Research Tools and Approaches
Clinical Methods Research
Critical Path Methods
Database Linkage
Disease Surveillance
Engineering and Technological Solutions
Exposure Assessment Methods
Hazard Surveillance
Health Services Research
Information Dissemination
Interaction (Work/Life/Health)
Intervention Effectiveness Research
Injury Surveillance
Risk Assessment Methods
Social and Economic Consequences of Workplace Illness and Injury
Surveillance Research Methods
Training Professionals/Impact
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