Systematic reviews and meta-analyses for the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury

Abstract

In this editorial, we summarise the new processes that have been implemented in the WHO/ILO systematic reviews for assessing burden of disease from occupational environmental exposures; identify key innovations in conducting the systematic reviews; highlight their implications for future practice across and beyond the occupational and environmental health and safety domains; and draw out lessons for future estimation of burden of disease and other scenarios where scientific research is reviewed and synthesised to inform policy and practice.

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