SECTION I. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
1. The Practice of Occupational Medicine
Joseph LaDou, MS, MD
2. The Occupational Medical History
James E. Cone, MD, MPH, & Joseph LaDou, MS, MD
3. Workers’ Compensation
Joseph LaDou, MS, MD, & Julietta Rodríguez-Guzmán, MD, SOH, SS
4. Disability Prevention & Management
Gideon Letz, MD, MPH, Jennifer H. Christian, MD, MPH, & Susan N. Tierman, MD
5. Liability Issues in Occupational Medicine
Dan J. Tennenhouse, MD, JD, FCLM
SECTION II. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
6. Musculoskeletal Injuries
Franklin T. Hoaglund, MD
7. Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Yuen T. So, MD, PhD
8. Eye Injuries
Allan J. Flach, PharmD, MD
9. Facial Injuries
Andrew H. Murr, MD, FACS
10. Hearing Loss
Jacob Johnson, MD, & Scott T. Robinson, MPH, CIH, CSP
11. Injuries Caused by Physical Hazards
Richard Cohen, MD, MPH, & Seichi Horie, MD, MPH, PhD
12. Ergonomics & the Prevention of Occupational Injuries
David M. Rempel, MD, MPH, & Ira L. Janowitz, MPS, PT, CPE
SECTION III. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
13. Clinical Toxicology
Jon Rosenberg, MD, & Leslie M. Israel, DO, MPH
14. Clinical Immunology
Jeffrey L. Kishiyama, MD
15. Occupational Hematology
Willis H. Navarro, MD, & Hope S. Rugo, MD
16. Occupational Cancer
Hope S. Rugo, MD
17. Occupational Infections
Ken Takahashi, MD, PhD, MPH, & Gary R. Fujimoto, MD
18. Occupational Skin Disorders
Mahbub M.U. Chowdhury, MBChB, FRCP (U.K.), & Howard I. Maibach, MD
19. Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
Dennis Shusterman, MD, MPH
20. Occupational Lung Diseases
John R. Balmes, MD
21. Cardiovascular Toxicology
Neal L. Benowitz,MD
22. Liver Toxicology
Robert J. Harrison, MD, MPH
23. Renal Toxicology
Rudolph A. Rodriguez, MD, & German T. Hernandez, MD, FASN
24. Neurotoxicology
Yuen T. So, MD, PhD
25. Female Reproductive Toxicology
Gayle C. Windham, MSPH, PhD, & Ana Maria Osorio, MD, MPH
26. Male Reproductive Toxicology
Ana Maria Osorio, MD, MPH, & Gayle C. Windham, MSPH, PhD
SECTION IV. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES
27. Metals
Richard Lewis, MD, MPH
28. Chemicals
Robert J. Harrison, MD, MPH
29. Solvents
Jon Rosenberg, MD, & Elizabeth A. Katz, MPH, CIH
30. Gases & Other Airborne Toxicants
Ware G. Kuschner, MD, & Paul D. Blanc, MD, MSPH
31. Pesticides
Michael A. O’Malley, MD
SECTION V. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
32. Occupational Stress
James P. Seward, MD, MPP, & Robert C. Larsen, MD, MPH
33. Substance Abuse & Employee Assistance Programs
Stephen Heidel, MD, MBA
34. Occupational Safety
Franklyn G. Prieskop, MS, MA, CSP
35. Industrial (Occupational) Hygiene
Douglas P. Fowler, PhD, CIH
36. Biological Monitoring
Raymond K. Meister, MD, MPH, & Yuxin Zheng, MD, PhD
SECTION VI. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
37. Environmental Exposures & Controls
Gina M. Solomon, MD, MPH, Joseph LaDou, MS, MD, & Catharina Wesseling, MD, PhD
38. Routine Industrial Emissions, Accidental & Intentional Releases, & Hazardous Waste
Rupali Das, MD, MPH, Melanie A. Marty, PhD, & Marilyn C. Underwood, PhD
39. Outdoor Air Pollution
John R. Balmes, MD
40. Smoking & Occupational Health
Neal L. Benowitz, MD & Fu Hua, MB, MPH, PhD
41. Building-Associated Illness
Michael L. Fischman, MD, MPH
42. Water Pollution
Daniel T. Teitelbaum, MD, & Tushar Kant Joshi, MBBS, MS, MSc
43. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Robert J. Harrison MD, MPH
44. Disease Surveillance Systems
Ana Maria Osorio, MD, MPH, & Peggy Reynolds, PhD, MPH
45. Health Risk Assessment
Michael J. DiBartolomeis, PhD, DABT
Appendix: Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Marc B. Schenker, MD, MPH
Up-to-the-minute, thorough, clinical coverage of common and important occupational and environmental diseases, injuries, and exposures
Complete, yet concise, this clinically focused guide offers the definitive overview of common occupational and environmental illnesses, covering their diagnosis and treatment-plus preventive and remedial measures in the workplace and community. With its practical format and emphasis on fundamental topics, CURRENT Occupational and Environmental Medicine is just as essential for students and residents as it is for practicing physicians. You can count on the new fourth edition to deliver the bottom-line answers you need to stay on track in this complex, fast-breaking field.
Features
The latest OSHA/NIOSH guidelines for occupational exposure standards
Detailed diagnostic checklist for major diseases, injuries, and exposure that help expedite diagnosis and treatment
The most clinically relevant perspectives on disability prevention-required reading for the occupational physician
Skill-building insights on the importance of ergonomics in the workplace
A step-by-step review of how to effectively manage an occupational health and safety program
Details on substance abuse and employee assistance programs, health risk analysis, and the legal aspects of occupational and environmental medicine
Preventive approaches to terrorist attacks on industry
Information-packed primer on epidemiology and biostatistics for the occupational and environmental health specialist
Up-to-date references with PMID numbers and peer-reviewed websites
