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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459078503321

Titolo

Occupational and environmental health [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing and preventing disease and injury / / edited by Barry S. Levy ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-94505-X

9786612945052

0-19-975006-8

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (883 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LevyBarry S

Disciplina

616.9/803

Soggetti

Medicine, Industrial

Public health

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Frequently Used Abbreviations; I. WORK, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH; II. HAZARDOUS EXPOSURES; III. ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; IV. RECOGNITION, ASSESSMENT, AND PREVENTION; V. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PREVENTION; Appendix: Selected Non-governmental Organizations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Occupational and environmental health is the public health and multidisciplinary approach to the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of disease, injuries, and other adverse health conditions resulting from hazardous environmental exposures in the workplace, the home, or the community. These are essential elements of public health practice and a core of the curriculum in the schools of public health. Thoroughly updated and expanded upon, the sixth edition of Occupational and Environmental Health provides comprehensive coverage and a clear understanding of occupational and