Investigation of the allocation of equipment among the major research agencies for occupational health and medicine / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the allocation of instruments and equipment in major research institutions for occupational health and medicine in China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Questionnaire was designed for collecting the information of the equipment used in occupational health and medicine research. Questionnaires were distributed to 78 research agencies to investigate the situation of allocation of instrument and equipment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was a great diversity of allocation in investigated agencies. The features in three kinds of agencies are different. The occupational health agencies in universities fit out the biological equipment in laboratories. The occupational health laboratories in CDCs were equipped with the chemical analytical devices. The institutes of occupational medicine were equipped with the clinical inspection instruments.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The protocol of sharing resource and predominance complementation should be established among research institutions for occupational health and medicine in the same region or neighboring provinces.</p>