Thorough coverage of common and important occupational and environmental diseases, injuries, and exposures.

Content includes: SECTION I. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. 1. The Practice of Occupational Medicine. 2. The Occupational Medical History. 3. Workers' Compensation. 4. Disability Prevention & Management. 5. Liability Issues in Occupational Medicine. SECTION II. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES. 6. Musculoskeletal Injuries. 7. Peripheral Nerve Injuries. 8. Eye Injuries. 9. Facial Injuries. 10. Hearing Loss. 11. Injuries Caused by Physical Hazards. 12. Ergonomics & the Prevention of Occupational Injuries. SECTION III. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES. 13. Clinical Toxicology. 14. Clinical Immunology. 15. Occupational Hematology. 16. Occupational Cancer. 17. Occupational Infections. 18. Occupational Skin Disorders. 19. Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders. 20. Occupational Lung Diseases. 21. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 22. Liver Toxicology. 23. Renal Toxicology. 24. Neurotoxicology. 25. Female Reproductive Toxicology. 26. Male Reproductive Toxicology. SECTION IV. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES. 27. Metals. 28. Chemicals. 29. Solvents. 30. Gases & Other Airborne Toxicants. 31. Pesticides. SECTION V. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. 32. Occupational Stress. 33. Substance Abuse & Employee Assistance Programs. 34. Occupational Safety. 35. Industrial (Occupational) Hygiene. 36. Biological Monitoring. SECTION VI. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 37. Environmental Exposures & Controls. 38. Routine Industrial Emissions, Accidental & Intentional Releases, & Hazardous Waste. 39. Outdoor Air Pollution. 40. Smoking & Occupational Health. 41. Building-Associated Illness. 42. Water Pollution. 43. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. 44. Disease Surveillance Systems. 45. Health Risk Assessment. Appendix: Biostatistics & Epidemiology.