Book Info
Tufts Univ., Boston, MA. Reference for medical students, nurses, and clinicians. Addresses a wide variety of issues including work and health, hazardous exposures, injuries and disorders by organ system, and selected groups of workers. Includes case studies and new chapters on care delivery and injuries specific to aging workers. Softcover. DNLM: Occupational Diseases--prevention

ANNOTATION

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

FROM THE CRITICS

Daniel Sudakin

This fourth edition replaces the one published in 1995. The content includes comprehensive sections with a focus on the organization of occupational health systems, hazardous exposures, and occupational injuries specific to organ systems and selected groups of workers. The editors intend that this book educate health and safety students and professionals of varying disciplines, to motivate them to recognize and prevent work-related disease and injury. This is clearly a worthy objective, given the tendency of some texts to focus on clinical management. These objectives are met and even exceeded in several areas. This book is written for health and safety professionals of multiple disciplines, as well as students of these disciplines. The format and content of this edition are appropriate to these target groups. There are no glaring omissions or duplication in the content, and the contributing authors are authorities in their respective fields. As in the previous editions, the structure and function of occupational health systems are comprehensively covered. Many contributors make use of clinical vignettes or historical examples to introduce the topic under review, and illustrate the issues under consideration. Many chapters include text boxes with additional detail and clarification of important sub-topics. Unlike other occupational health textbooks, this one includes many high-quality illustrations. Each chapter concludes with current, pertinent references, and bibliographies are included with additional text summaries of the content of suggested reading. The appendix is highly useful, with descriptions, addresses, and Internet sites of multiple sources of information relevantto occupational health. As comprehensive as this text is, additional coverage on some complex and current occupational health issues (such as building-related illnesses and latex allergy) is warranted. The practicing occupational health specialist will probably not find this textbook to have the level of detail necessary for the clinical management of individual cases. Readers familiar with previous editions will not find many glaring changes, but the editors clearly recognize the dynamics of occupational health and emerging issues that warrant additional coverage. This fourth edition is an outstanding source of information, particularly for students and young practitioners in the occupational health sciences. Residents preparing for the board examination in occupational medicine should find this text highly valuable; it is quite comprehensive and easy to read. Experienced occupational health professionals should find the current edition to be a useful source of reference. Anyone involved in the practice of occupational health should find the current edition to be a useful addition to his or her bookshelf.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Daniel L. Sudakin, MD, MPH (Oregon State University)Description: This fourth edition replaces the one published in 1995. The content includes comprehensive sections with a focus on the organization of occupational health systems, hazardous exposures, and occupational injuries specific to organ systems and selected groups of workers. Purpose: The editors intend that this book educate health and safety students and professionals of varying disciplines, to motivate them to recognize and prevent work-related disease and injury. This is clearly a worthy objective, given the tendency of some texts to focus on clinical management. These objectives are met and even exceeded in several areas. Audience: This book is written for health and safety professionals of multiple disciplines, as well as students of these disciplines. The format and content of this edition are appropriate to these target groups. There are no glaring omissions or duplication in the content, and the contributing authors are authorities in their respective fields. Features: As in the previous editions, the structure and function of occupational health systems are comprehensively covered. Many contributors make use of clinical vignettes or historical examples to introduce the topic under review, and illustrate the issues under consideration. Many chapters include text boxes with additional detail and clarification of important sub-topics. Unlike other occupational health textbooks, this one includes many high-quality illustrations. Each chapter concludes with current, pertinent references, and bibliographies are included with additional text summaries of the content of suggested reading. The appendix is highly useful, with descriptions, addresses, and Internet sites of multiple sources of information relevant to occupational health. As comprehensive as this text is, additional coverage on some complex and current occupational health issues (such as building-related illnesses and latex allergy) is warranted. The practicing occupational health specialist will probably not find this textbook to have the level of detail necessary for the clinical management of individual cases. Assessment: Readers familiar with previous editions will not find many glaring changes, but the editors clearly recognize the dynamics of occupational health and emerging issues that warrant additional coverage. This fourth edition is an outstanding source of information, particularly for students and young practitioners in the occupational health sciences. Residents preparing for the board examination in occupational medicine should find this text highly valuable; it is quite comprehensive and easy to read. Experienced occupational health professionals should find the current edition to be a useful source of reference. Anyone involved in the practice of occupational health should find the current edition to be a useful addition to his or her bookshelf.

Booknews

An interdisciplinary guide for health and safety professionals and students to the multifarious issues arising from occupational health hazards. Social, legal, labor-management, ergonomic, and medical issues are all covered in the material. The 43 contributions are organized into sections treating recognition and prevention, hazardous exposures, injuries and disorders by organ system, and articles on the hazards associated with specific types of work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

RATING

4 Stars! from Doody

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