Current Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 4th Edition
By Joseph LaDou
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McGraw Hill, 2007, softcover, ISBN 9780071443135, 846 pgs
Order #10934 |
Complete, yet concise, this clinically focused guide offers the definitive overview of common occupational and environmental illnesses, covering their diagnosis and treatment-plus preventive and remedial measures in the workplace and community. With its practical format and emphasis on fundamental topics, Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine provides thorough, clinical coverage of common and important occupational and environmental diseases, injuries, and exposures.
Features:
- The latest OSHA/NIOSH guidelines for occupational exposure standards
- Detailed diagnostic checklist for major diseases, injuries, and exposure that help expedite diagnosis and treatment
- The most clinically relevant perspectives on disability prevention
- Skill-building insights on the importance of ergonomics in the workplace
- A step-by-step review of how to effectively manage an occupational health and safety program
- Details on substance abuse and employee assistance programs, health risk analysis, and the legal aspects of occupational and environmental medicine
- Preventive approaches to terrorist attacks on industry
- Information-packed primer on epidemiology and biostatistics for the occupational and environmental health specialist
- Up-to-date references with PMID numbers and peer-reviewed websites