A thorough, concise, up-to-date guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common occupational and environmental injuries and diseases
A Doody's Core Title for 2017!
Key Features
- The definitive overview of common occupational and environmental illnesses
- Chapters on how to conduct an occupational and environmental medical history, examine the patient, evaluate exposures, and prevent further injury and illness
- New methods of disability management and the important role that physicians can play in preventing disability
- Practical information on the toxic properties and clinical manifestation of common industrial materials
- Techniques to prevent acute and cumulative workplace-related injuries
- Detailed discussion of international occupational and environmental health, and issues of worker migration
- An appendix that concisely introduces the important topics of biostatistics and epidemiology
- New to this edition topics on electronic health records, the management of chronic pain, violence in the workplace, terrorism preparedness, disease surveillance, and chemical policy
- Valuable to practicing physicians as well as students and residents
