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" Oxford handbook of occupational health / "
edited by Julia Smedley, Finlay Dick, Steven Sadhra
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BL
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624513
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| Title & Author
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Oxford handbook of occupational health /\ edited by Julia Smedley, Finlay Dick, Steven Sadhra
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Oxford University Press,, 2013
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Oxford handbooks
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Oxford medical publications
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xxviii, 915 pages :: illustrations ;; 19 cm
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9780199651627
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: 0199651620
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9780191653292
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0191653292
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Section 1. Occupational hazards -- Physical hazards -- Chemical hazards -- Biological hazards -- Mechanical and ergonomics hazards -- Psychosocial hazards -- Section 2. Occupational diseases -- Occupational infections -- Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders -- Skin disorders -- Musculoskeletal disorders -- Gastrointestinal and urinary tract disorders -- Eye disorders -- Neurological disorders -- Psychiatric disorders -- Reproductive disorders -- Haematological disorders -- Medically unexplained occupational disorders -- Section 3. Occupational health practice -- Operational issues -- Ethics -- Policies -- Sickness absence, rehabilitation, and retirement -- Principles of risk assessment and risk management -- Health surveillance -- Section 4. Fitness for work -- Generic fitness for work issues and specific disorders -- Fitness for specific work -- Section 5. Occupational health law -- UK health and safety legislation -- Employment law -- Legislation related to occupational health records -- Environmental legislation -- Section 6. Occupational hygiene -- Occupational hygiene overview -- Monitoring exposure -- Biological monitoring -- Prevention and control of exposure -- Section 7. Toxicology -- Principles of toxicology -- Section 8. Epidemiology in occupational health -- Epidemiology -- Section 9. Environmental medicine -- Environmental protection -- Section 10. Safety science -- Safety science -- Section 11. Practical procedures -- Clinical tasks and procedures -- Non-clinical tasks and procedures -- Section 12. Emergencies in occupational health -- Acute poisoning -- Non-chemical emergencies -- Terrorism
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This handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the theory & practice of occupational health. It covers the main areas of occupational exposure, ill-health & injury resulting from such exposure, & the practical issues in occupational health as well as current issues such as Gulf War Syndrome, SARS, & exposure to electromagnetic fields
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Industrial hygiene
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Health risk assessment
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Occupational Health
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| Dewey Classification
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616.9803
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| LC Classification
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RC967O94 2013
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2013 F-312
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WA 39
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Smedley, Julia
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Dick, Finlay
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Sadhra, Steven S
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Occupational health
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