Before using a Concept Code in your search strategy, refer to the Concept Code
Scope Notes section of the search guide. Check the Concept Code application
to be sure that the code is applicable to your search. The Concept Codes are
arranged in numerical order.
PUBLIC HEALTH: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
CC37013 - CC37019
CC37013 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
F r e q u e n c i e s
Major (23550)
Minor (1390)
A p p l i c a t i o n s This code retrieves studies on all factors which
relate to performance or health of human beings in their
occupational or job setting.
E x a m p l e s Studies on · job-related stress · occupationally
incurred diseases or disorders · noise effects on job
productivity · sleep patterns in shift workers · physiological
functioning of workers
Strategy Recommendations
· For studies of toxic substances in the working environment,
use this code with appropriate keywords and the
Environmental and Industrial Toxicology code CC22506.
· For occupational allergy studies, use this code with
appropriate keywords and the A l l e r g y code CC35500.
· For studies of occupational radiation health hazards, use this
code with appropriate keywords and the Radiation Health
code CC37017.
· For teratology studies related to mothers in working
environments, use this code with appropriate keywords and
relevant Developmental Biology; Embryology c o d e s .
C o n s t r u c t i n g a S e a r c h S t r a t e g y
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