Crime scene causation

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Could a new DNA technique, which claims to prove the cause of an illness, end the 'trench warfare' that so often the characterises occupational disease claims? Mark Treacher assesses its implications

Proving the cause of an occupational disease can be difficult where exposure information is lacking. The problems are often compounded when many years have elapsed since this exposure, or where

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