Disabling disease

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Contents 1 See for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

See for

disability

Broader Terms

pathologic process

Related Terms

developmental disease /disorder, person with disability, rehabilitation

Scope Note

physical or mental disease that affects or limits the activities of daily living.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• 140 delays its running until the workman is given notice that his disabling disease is occupational in its nature and causation.
• Severe, disabling disease is infrequent but does occur.
• Globally, this disabling disease is the fourth leading cause of death, claiming more than 2.
• While government health goals for the year 2000 call for no more than 20 percent of adults and 15 percent of adolescents to be obese, the prevalence of this often disabling disease is increasing rather than decreasing.
• Even when such a cause of action exists, the statute delays the running of the statute of limitations until the workman is given notice by a doctor that his disabling disease is occupational in its nature and causation.

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