Research Catalog

Title

A practical approach to occupational and environmental medicine / editor-in-chief, Robert J. McCunney ; [editor, Paul P. Rountree ; associate editors, Cheryl S. Barbanel ... et al.].

Publication

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2003.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

McCunney, Robert J.

Description

xx, 952 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 26 cm. +

Alternative Title

Occupational and environmental medicine

Subjects

• Environmental Exposure
• Environmentally induced diseases > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Medicine, Industrial > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Environmental health > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Environmental Medicine > methods
• Handbook
• Occupational Diseases
• Occupational Health Services

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows and Macintosh.

Contents

Foreword / Paul W. Brandt-Rauf -- American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Code of Ethical Conduct -- 1. Occupational Medical Services / Robert J. McCunney -- 2. Legal and Ethical Issues / Junius C. McElveen, Jr. -- 3. Role of Regulatory Agencies / James A. Hathaway -- 4. Establishing an Occupational Health Program / William B. Patterson -- 5. Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act / Kent W. Peterson and D. Gary Rischitelli -- 6. Occupational Health Nursing: Roles and Practice / Bonnie Rogers -- 7. The Independent Medical Evaluation / Christopher R. Brigham, William Boucher and Alan L. Engelberg -- 8. The Physician Working with the Business Community / Frank H. Leone -- 9. Drug Testing in the Occupational Setting / Kent W. Peterson -- 10. Accreditation of Occupational Health Services / Dennis Schultz -- 11. Health and Productivity / Dee W. Edington and Wayne N. Burton -- 12. Health Promotion / Molly J. McCauley and Robert J. McCunney -- 13. Principles of Travel Medicine / Jeffrey G. Jones, Donald S. Herip and David O. Freedman -- 14. Economics of Occupational Medicine / Jeffrey S. Harris -- 15. Educational Opportunities / David J. Tollerud and Edward A. Emmett -- 16. Computers and Informatics in Occupational Medicine Practice / Kent W. Peterson, Todd D. Kissam and Barry A. Cooper -- 17. International Occupational Medicine / William B. Bunn and Sadhna Paralkar -- 18. Workers' Compensation / Jeffrey S. Harris -- 19. Health Care Management / Melissa D. Tonn -- 20. Suspecting Occupational Disease: The Clinician's Role / Rose H. Goldman -- 21. Occupational Pulmonary Disease / Ian A. Greaves -- 22. Musculoskeletal Disorders / Reid T. Boswell and Robert J. McCunney -- 23. Occupational Cancers / Arthur Frank -- 24. Cardiovascular Disorders / Daniel E. Forman and Paul P. Rountree -- 25. Neurotoxic Disorders / Robert G. Feldman and Chang-Ming Joseph Chern -- 26. Noise-induced Hearing Loss / John D. Meyer -- 27. Occupational Skin Diseases / Edward A. Emmett -- 28. Psychiatric Aspects of Occupational Medicine / Stuart Gitlow and Peter J. Holland -- 29. Allergy and Immunology / Jack E. Farnham and Donald Accetta -- 30. Arm Pain in the Workplace / Nortin M. Hadler -- 31. Infectious Disease / Alain Couturier -- 32. Hepatic Disorders / Ross S. Myerson -- 33. Case Report: Discovery of Occupational Disease / William E. Wright -- 34. Occupational Ophthalmology / Bernard R. Blais, Thomas J. Tredici and John Williams, Sr -- 35. Use of Molecular Genetics in Occupational Medicine / Peter G. Shields -- 36. The Human Genome Project and Occupational Medicine Practice / Amy J. Behrman and Judith Green-McKenzie -- 37. Industrial Hygiene / J. Torey Nalbone and James P. McCunney -- 38. Workplace Safety / Myron C. Harrison -- 39. Toxicology / Jonathan B. Borak and Richard C. Pleus -- 40. Epidemiology and Biostatistics / Joseph K. McLaughlin and Loren Lipworth -- 41. Occupational Medical Surveillance / Philip Harber, Craig Conlon and Robert J. McCunney -- 42. Risk Assessment in the Workplace / John Whysner and Kenneth H. Chase -- 43. Ergonomics / Stacy R. Rose, Erin K. Walline, J. Steven Moore and Jonathan B. Borak -- 44. Medical Center Occupational Health / Marilyn V. Howarth and Mark Russi -- 45. Fitness for Duty in the Transportation Industry / Natalie P. Hartenbaum -- 46. The Construction Industry: Its Occupational Health and Safety Experience and Needs / Jean Spencer Felton -- 47. Health Risk Communication / Victor S. Roth, David H. Garabrant and Craig F. Turet -- 48. Reproductive Hazards / William W. Greaves and Kevin Soden -- 49. Environmental Health / Tee L. Guidotti and Weimin Song -- 50. Environmental Medicine: The Regulatory Issues / William B. Bunn, Claudia O'Brien and Jack Shih -- 51. International Environmental Health / William B. Bunn and Jessica Herzstein -- 52. Clinical Environmental Medicine / Alan M. Ducatman -- 53. Indoor Environmental Quality / Robert K. McLellan -- 54. Medical Aspects of Environmental Emergencies / Jonathan B. Borak -- 55. Emergency Response to Environmental Incidents / L. Kristian Arnold -- 56. Occupational Medicine Aspects of Terrorism / L. Kristian Arnold -- 57. The Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit / Ridgway M. Hall, Jr., William B. Bunn and Thomas J. Slavin -- 58. Environmental Risk Assessment / Roger O. McClellan and William B. Bunn -- 59. Ambient Particulates and Health Effects / Peter A. Valberg -- 60. Accessing Environmental Data / David M. Gute -- App. A. First Aid Supplies in the Occupational Setting / Larry M. Starr -- App. B. Government and Regulatory Agencies / Nancy English -- App. C. A History of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Growth of a Specialty / Jean Spencer Felton -- App. D. List of Carcinogens Rated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) -- App. E. List of Carcinogens of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) -- App. F. Recommended Library for Occupational and Environmental Physicians.

ISBN

0781736749

LCCN

2002040640

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries