Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine. 2nd ed

Sect. 1. Principles and practice. Introduction to occupational and environmental medicine -- Occupational and environmental medicine: the historical perspective -- Approach to the patient -- Principles of industrial hygiene -- Toxicology -- Epidemiology -- Biologic markers in occupational and environmental medicine -- Impairment and disability -- Social issues in the practice of occupational and environmental medicine -- Susceptible populations -- Occupational and environmental health and safety in developing countries -- Sect. 2. Work sectors and special populations. Agricultural workers -- Mining -- Construction industry hazards -- Office and service workers -- Manufacturing sector -- Occupational medicine in the healthcare industry -- Work sectors of emerging importance -- Sect. 3. Occupational diseases and injuries. Diseases of the lung and pleura. Disorders of the eye, ear nose and throat -- Disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs -- Occupational infectious diseases -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Renal and bladder disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Endocrine and reproductive disorders -- Neurologic and psychiatric disorders -- Dermatologic diseases -- Cancer -- Occupational injuries -- Sect. 4. Hazards in the workplace and the environment. Mechanical stressors -- Radiation -- Thermal stressors -- Noise -- Baromedicine -- Biologic factors -- Psychologic stressors and work -- Metals and related compounds -- Organic solvents and related compounds -- Chemicals in the plastics, synthetic textiles, and rubber industries -- Organic nitrogen compounds -- Metal working fluids -- Oils and petroleum derivatives -- Persistent organic pollutants -- Mineral dusts: asbestos, silica, coal, manufactured fibers -- Toxic gases. Pesticides and related compounds -- Low-level environmental exposures -- Exposures in indoor environments -- Exposures in outdoor air -- Hazardous waste -- Environmental aspects of food safety -- Occupational and environmental exposures to waterborne microbial diseases -- Sect. 5. Policy, regulation and control. Ethics in occupational medicine -- Occupational end environmental legislation, regulation, and litigation in the United States -- Legal and regulatory issues in the workplace -- Integrating clinical care with prevention of occupational illness and injury -- Communication and assessment of risk.