Building capacity to develop national CARcinogen EXposure (CAREX) projects in Latin America and the Caribbean : final technical report
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2016-09
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Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC)
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This report describes the culmination of a project that sought to enhance knowledge about exposure to cancer-causing substances in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) workplaces. The project, funded by the Canadian Partnerships division of the IDRC, involved a close collaboration between Canadian and Latin American-based organizations to discuss a general research methodology (CAREX) and ways that the CAREX approach may be adapted for each country in LAC. This was the first time that researchers from North and South America convened on the topic of occupational carcinogen exposure surveillance, an issue that is pervasive and has shared challenges across participating countries, including Canada...
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