Occupational Diseases: A Guide to Their Recognition

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• Journal Article:
  Occupational diseases: a guide to their recognition
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Guide for the diagnosis of occupational diseases intended for the use of physicians and members of allied professions engaged in efforts to prevent and control the potential diseases of the occupational environment. The main topics covered include: means of contact and entry of toxic agents; mode of action of toxic substances; occupational dermatoses; pneumoconioses; chemical hazards; pesticides; plastics and synthetic resins; physical hazards (radiation, abnormal air pressure, abnormal temperature, defective illumination, noise and vibration); biologic hazards; plant and wood hazards; source of consultation on occupational health; occupational health reference aids. Published threshold limit values are also included. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  editors, Marcus M. Key ... [et al.] manuscript editor, Lorice Ede.
  
  Includes index.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cold Temperature Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Radiation Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Skin Diseases Temperature Vibration
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Industrial-hygiene; Skin-disorders; Ionizing-radiation; Respiratory-system-disorders; Electromagnetic-radiation; Non-ionizing-radiation; Cold-stress; Vibration-disease; Thermal-stress; Exposure-limits; Toxicology;
• Source:
  Gafafer WM, ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, PHS Publication No. 1097, 1966 Jan; :1-383
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  617 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Butler, Jack ; Ede, Lorice ; Henschel, Austin F. ; Key, Marcus M. ; Ligo, Robert N. ; Tabershaw, Irving R.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074552
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-274813
• Editor(s):
  Gafafer WM
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1966
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:178cbfddff2dae08bb868ea8170a557c8f6583b450e691773621e9f87cfbb44ec44f8c50521da5d9595ec09cb7708e20acab9ec7ffd68df36a16f3060dfdbc79
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11157/cdc_11157_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 15.26 MB ]