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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811648503321

Titolo

Hunter's diseases of occupations / / Peter J. Baxter. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Hodder Arnold

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-78268-566-9

1-282-91467-7

9786612914676

1-4441-2843-4

Edizione

[Tenth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1317 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BaxterP. J

HunterDonald <1898-1978.>

Disciplina

616.9803

Soggetti

Occupational diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Errata slip inserted.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Book title; Contents; Contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations used; PART ONE - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; PART TWO - DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL AGENTS; PART THREE - DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL AGENTS; PART FOUR - DISEASES RELATED TO ERGONOMIC AND MECHANICAL FACTORS; PART FIVE - OCCUPATION AND TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES; PART SIX - WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH; PART SEVEN - RESPIRATORY DISORDERS; PART EIGHT - OTHER EFFECTS OF WORKPLACE EXPOSURES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Winner of the 2011 BMA book awards: medicine categoryIn the five decades since its first publication, Hunter's Diseases of Occupations has remained the pre-eminent text on diseases caused by work, universally recognized as the most authoritative source of information in the field. It is an important guide for doctors in all disciplines who may encounter occupational diseases in their practice, covering topics as diverse as work and stress, asbsetos-related disease, working at high altitude and major chemical incidents, many of which are highly topic