Clinical examples of epidemiological approach to occupational medicine.

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• Personal Author:
  Lainhart WS
• Description:
  Clinical signs, indicators and epidemiological considerations used to recognize occupational exposure are given for several respiratory diseases in order to illustrate the epidemiological approach in occupational medicine. In addition two standardized classification systems of respiratory signs (the Medical Research Council Questionnaire and the International Labour Office classification of the pneumoconioses) are discussed. Diseases included are ulceration of the nasal septum associated with exposure to dusts containing chromates, chronic bronchitis, pneumoconioses, asbestosis and cancer of the respiratory tract. The problem of determining the role of a respiratory tract carcinogen in the development of disease among workers is briefly discussed.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Noise Occupational Health Radiation Safety Welding

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• Keywords:
  Carcinogens Clinical-analysis Contract-210-75-0033 Detection Epidemiology Industrial-medicine Nasal-disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Contract Respiratory-system-disorders Symptoms

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  25-31
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00056253
• Citation:
  Occupational health and safety symposia. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-136, 1976 Feb; :25-31
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:990b8f1411c52bc5f0a9003e7fe33f013c06fadb46b77e45540862e6ed8e84eebd0aed25ace0b2528fd4f508be871f78137e252bcd1c19104407e1a98962e009
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178746/cdc_178746_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 151.71 KB ]