ABSTRACT

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

part |2 pages

PART ONE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

part |2 pages

PART TWO – DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL AGENTS

chapter |24 pages

Section One: Occupational Toxicology

chapter |102 pages

Section Two: Metals

chapter |68 pages

Section Three: Gases

chapter |136 pages

Section Four: Other Chemical Exposures

part |2 pages

PART THREE – DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL AGENTS

chapter |30 pages

Section One: Noise

chapter |36 pages

Section Two: Vibration

chapter |22 pages

Section Three: Heat and Cold

chapter |76 pages

Section Four: Barometric Pressure

chapter |62 pages

Section Five: Radiation

part |2 pages

PART FOUR – DISEASES RELATED TO ERGONOMIC AND MECHANICAL FACTORS

chapter |28 pages

Section One: The Musculoskeletal System

chapter |12 pages

Section Two: Back and Spinal Pain

part |2 pages

PART FIVE – OCCUPATION AND TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES

chapter |44 pages

Section One: Occupational Infections

part |2 pages

PART SIX – WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH

chapter |30 pages

Section One: Work and Stress

chapter |14 pages

Section Three: Substance Abuse

part |2 pages

PART SEVEN – RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

chapter |66 pages

Section One: General Issues

chapter |44 pages

Section Two: Organic Dust Diseases

chapter |74 pages

Section Three: Inorganic Dust Diseases

part |2 pages

PART EIGHT – OTHER EFFECTS OF WORKPLACE EXPOSURES

chapter |44 pages

Section Two: Occupational Cancers

chapter |108 pages

Section Three: Other Systemic Effects

chapter |16 pages

Section Four: Shift Work