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Occupational Lung Disease [PDF]

open access: possibleSeminars in Roentgenology, 2015
The term occupational lung disease encompasses the broad category of airway, lung parenchymal, and pleural disorders that occur due to the inhalation of natural occurring and manmade agents of various chemical and physical compositions. This chapter will describe the classic mineral dust exposures of asbestos, silica, and coal. In addition, examples of
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Newer Occupational Diseases

New England Journal of Medicine, 1950
MEMBERS of the staff of the Division of Occupational Hygiene have attempted to keep members of the Massachusetts Medical Society informed regarding current problems in occupational hygiene. Such attempts have included summaries of work in the field of industrial hygiene1 2 3 4 and reports regarding anthrax in Massachusetts5 , 6 and particularly the ...
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Occupation and Disease

BMJ, 1996
Allard Dembe Yale University Press, £25, pp 384 ISBN 0 300 06436 5 This is the story of the scribe, the telegrapher, the typewriter, and the computer—speckled with such interesting characters as Astley Cooper, Guillaume Dupuytren, and Henry Finkelstein, who helped found the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York.
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Occupational Lung Disease

Journal of Thoracic Imaging, 2009
Despite federally mandated safety standards, occupational lung disease remains one of the most common work-related injuries. Inhaled dust can result in a range of tissue injury in the lung and can lead to significant respiratory insufficiency causing death.
Jeffrey P. Kanne, Arlene Sirajuddin
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Occupational Diseases of Teeth

Occupational Medicine, 1990
Occupational diseases of the teeth have, in general, received scant attention. The chief cause of this is lack of awareness among occupational physicians. Exposure to various chemical substances is one of the causes of occupation-related dental disorders. Physical and biological factors also contribute. The combination of these factors plus poor dental
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Occupational Respiratory Diseases

New England Journal of Medicine, 2000
Materials inhaled in the workplace can lead to all the major chronic lung diseases except those due to vascular disease. The physician should consider the possibility of occupational exposure when a working or retired adult presents with unexplained respiratory illness.
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Occupational Pulmonary Disease

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1982
Excerpt To the editor: I read the paper by Cordes and associates (1) in the December issue and the accompany thing editorial by Rosenstock (2) on occupational medicine with both interest and concer...
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DIAGNOSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1947
Excerpt The modern period of interest in occupational diseases had its inception following the epoch-making publication of Ramazzini in 1700.1In this comprehensive treatise were gathered the refere...
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Occupational and Environmental Disease

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1984
Excerpt To the editor: The American Lung Association's report (1) on taking the occupational history is a useful reminder of the importance of occupational and environmental illness to the practici...
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