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Fig. 1

Occupational injuries and illness by toxic substances exposure during five years. (A) Number of occupational injuries and illness by toxic substances exposure. (B) Number of occupational injuries and illness by toxic causes.

Table 1

Occupational injuries and illness by toxic substances reported in Korea: from 2006 to 2015

TCE, trichloroethylene.

Table 2

The status of occupational injuries and illness by toxic substances reported in the Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology

Table 3

Number of discharges by toxic substances in patients with unintentional toxic injuries (Korean national hospital discharge in-depth injury survey, 2013)

Figure & Data

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