Workers' Compensation Reform Policy

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American Public Health Association. APHA policy statement 82-13: Asbestos disease compensation: H.R. 5735. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 1982. Available at: www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1017. Accessed January 26, 2009.

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American Public Health Association. APHA policy statement 95-09: Workers' compensation reform. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 1995. Available at: www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=104. Accessed January 26, 2009.

American Public Health Association. APHA policy statement 2003-9: Workers' compensation insurance-increased funding for prevention of occupational disease and injury. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2003. Available at: www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1245. Accessed January 26, 2009.