Occupational Health

A multidisciplinary approach to the practice of occupational medicine, this introduction puts into context the medical, political, social and economic issues involved in diagnosing and preventing work-related illness. Updated and revised, with reorganized contents and a new chapter on shift work.

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A multidisciplinary approach to the practice of occupational medicine. It is an introductory text that puts into context the complex medical, political, social, and economic issues involved in diagnosing and preventing work-related illness. The text covers: approaches to recognizing and preventing occupational disease, hazardous workplace exposures, occupational diseases by organ system. The new edition has been completely updated and revised. The contents have been reorganized and tightened so that some of the more specialized sections from the previous edition are covered by a parent topic in a preceding section. A new chapter on shift work has been added. Contributors include primary care and specialist physicians; contributors from industry, government, industrial hygienists, safety and ergonomic experts, psychologists, economists, lawyers and sociologists.