ABC of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 3e
Samenvatting
This new edition of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine concentrates more on the newer kinds of occupational disease including those (like RSI and pesticide poisoning) where exposure and effects are difficult to understand. There is specific emphasis on work, health and wellbeing, with links to public health, health promotion, the value of work, disabled people at work, the aging workforce, vocational rehabilitation, evidence based practice, and further chapters on the health effects of climate change and of occupational health and safety in relation to migration and terrorism.
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<p>Preface ix</p>
<p>1 Hazards of Work 1<br />David Snashall</p>
<p>2 HealthWork and Wellbeing 7<br />Nerys Williams</p>
<p>3 Assessing theWork Environment 11<br />Keith T. Palmer and David Coggon</p>
<p>4 Practising Occupational Health 17<br />Anil Adisesh</p>
<p>5 Legal Aspects 24<br />Martyn Davidson</p>
<p>6 Ethics 31<br />Paul Litchfield</p>
<p>7 Fitness for Work 36<br />William Davies</p>
<p>8 Musculoskeletal Disorders 45<br />Kim Burton and Nicholas Kendall</p>
<p>9 Mental Health 51<br />Samuel B. Harvey and Max Henderson</p>
<p>10 Skin Disorders 59<br />Ian R. White</p>
<p>11 Respiratory Disorders 63<br />Ira Madan and Paul Cullinan</p>
<p>12 Infections 68<br />Dipti Patel</p>
<p>13 Occupational Cancers 80<br />John Hobson</p>
<p>14 Disorders of Uncertain Aetiology 88<br />Andy Slovak</p>
<p>15 Physical Agents 94<br />Ron McCaig</p>
<p>16 Ergonomics and Human Factors 107<br />Joanne O. Crawford</p>
<p>17 Genetics and Reproduction 113<br />Nicola Cherry</p>
<p>18 The AgeingWorkforce 117<br />Sarah Harper</p>
<p>19 Travel 122<br />Derek R. Smith Peter A. Leggat and Dipti Patel</p>
<p>20 Emerging Issues 129<br />Judy Sng and David Koh</p>
<p>21 Pollution 135<br />Robert Maynard</p>
<p>22 Global Health 140<br />Paolo Vineis</p>
<p>Index 149</p>