Snashall / Patel ABC of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

3. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-48550-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: ABC Series

This new edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicineconcentrates more on the newer kinds of occupational diseaseincluding those (like "RSI" and pesticide poisoning)where exposure and effects are difficult to understand. There isspecific emphasis on work, health and wellbeing, with links topublic health, health promotion, the value of work, disabled peopleat work, the aging workforce, vocational rehabilitation, evidencebased practice, and further chapters on the health effects ofclimate change and of occupational health and safety in relation tomigration and terrorism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Snashall, David

Patel, Dipti

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors vii
Preface ix
1 Hazards of Work 1
David Snashall
2 HealthWork and Wellbeing 7
Nerys Williams
3 Assessing theWork Environment 11
Keith T. Palmer and David Coggon
4 Practising Occupational Health 17
Anil Adisesh
5 Legal Aspects 24
Martyn Davidson
6 Ethics 31
Paul Litchfield
7 Fitness for Work 36
William Davies
8 Musculoskeletal Disorders 45
Kim Burton and Nicholas Kendall
9 Mental Health 51
Samuel B. Harvey and Max Henderson
10 Skin Disorders 59
Ian R. White
11 Respiratory Disorders 63
Ira Madan and Paul Cullinan
12 Infections 68
Dipti Patel
13 Occupational Cancers 80
John Hobson
14 Disorders of Uncertain Aetiology 88
Andy Slovak
15 Physical Agents 94
Ron McCaig
16 Ergonomics and Human Factors 107
Joanne O. Crawford
17 Genetics and Reproduction 113
Nicola Cherry
18 The AgeingWorkforce 117
Sarah Harper
19 Travel 122
Derek R. Smith Peter A. Leggat and Dipti Patel
20 Emerging Issues 129
Judy Sng and David Koh
21 Pollution 135
Robert Maynard
22 Global Health 140
Paolo Vineis
Index 149

Über Autor(innen)

David Snashall, Professor of Occupational Medicine,King's College London,
Honorary Consultant and Clinical Director, Occupational Healthand Safety Services, Guy's and St Thomas' NHSFoundation Trust, London, UK
Dipti Patel, Consultant Occupational Health Physician,Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, Director of ClinicalServices, Medical Advisory Services for Traveller's Abroad