| Document ID (ISN) | 65144 |
| CIS number |
95-1696 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-19-262345-1 |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Cox R.A.F., Edwards F.C., McCallum R.I. |
| Title |
Fitness for work - The medical aspects |
| Bibliographic information |
Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, United Kingdom, 2nd ed. 1995. xxi, 540p. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: GBP 27.50. |
| Abstract |
This manual provides guidance to the effects of medical conditions on employment and working capacity. Contents: assessment of fitness for work; legal aspects and services for the disabled; effects of medication; hearing, vestibular, visual and ocular disorders; dermatology; neurological disorders; epilepsy; spinal disorders; limb disorders; trauma; diabetes mellitus and thyroid disorders; gastrointestinal and liver disorders; cardiovascular disorders; respiratory disorders; renal and urological disorders; haematological disorders; women at work; surgery; psychiatric disorders; stress, alcohol and drug abuse; acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Appendices cover: driving; civil aviation; seafarers; offshore workers and divers; working overseas; ethics for occupational physicians; European Community directives; ill-health retirement guidance. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational hygiene; occupational medicine; work capacity; state of health |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
visual function disorders; upper extremity disorders; drug dependence; legal aspects; diabetes mellitus; alcoholism; diseases of nervous system; epilepsy; renal diseases; cardiovascular disorders; respiratory diseases; thyroid disorders; skin diseases; gastrointestinal diseases; hepatic diseases; mental health; immunodeficiency syndrome; haemic and lymphatic diseases; hearing loss; vestibular disorders; manuals; lower extremity disorders; assessment of working capacity; women; handicapped workers; spinal diseases; neuropsychic stress |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Alcohol and drug abuse
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