| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 1884 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Discipline of environmental and occupational medicine / William N. Rom -- The Role of surveillance in occupational health / Steven B. Markowitz -- The Occupational and environmental history and examination / John E. Parker -- Epidemiology of occupational diseases / Gary M. Marsh -- Occupational biostatistics / Howard E. Rockette -- Impairment, disability, and functional capacity / Alan L. Engelberg and William Greaves -- Molecular biology / John G. Hay -- TP53 tumor suppressor gene / S. Perwez Hussain and Curtis C. Harris -- Biomarkers / Sudhir Srivastava and Karl E. Krueger -- Genetic susceptibility / Chu-Ling Yu and David C. Christiani -- Environmental mutagenesis / C. Stuart Baxter -- Evaluation of occupational exposures and effects on male and female reproduction / Susan Rae Reutman and Grace K. LeMasters -- Particle deposition and pulmonary defense mechanisms / Morton Lippmann and Lung-chi Chen -- Lung immune defenses against environmental agents / Lester Kobzik -- Pulmonary function testing / Stuart M. Garay -- Imaging of pneumoconioses / David A. Lynch -- Molecular mechanisms of particle-induced lung disease / Arnold R. Brody and Gilbert F. Morris -- Analysis of fibrous and nonfibrous particles / Jerrold L. Abraham and Bryan R. Burnett -- Asbestosis, pleural fibrosis, and lung cancer / William N. Rom -- Malignant mesothelioma / Delia Nelson [and others] -- Man-made vitreous fibers, vermiculite, and zeolite / James E. Lockey, Vikas Kapil, and Nancy K. Wiese -- Respiratory disease in coal miners / Michael D. Attfield, Vincent Castranova, and Gregory R. Wagner -- The Health effects of silica exposure / Ahmad S. Jalloul and Daniel E. Banks |
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis / Yvon Cormier and Yves Lacasse -- Inhalation fever / Paul David Blanc -- Occupational and environmental asthma / Stuart M. Brooks, Thomas Truncale, and James McCluskey -- Environment, genes, and immune mechanisms in asthma / Joan Reibman, Linda Rogers, and Maria Elena Fernandez-Beros -- Firefighter's health and health effects of the world trade center collapse / Michael Weiden [and others] -- International byssinosis / Denise Harrison -- Isocyanates exposures and health effects / Carrie Redlich and Dhimiter Bello -- Occupational exposures as a cause of chronic airways disease / John R. Balmes -- Lung Diseases associated with silicates and other dust / Vinicius Antao, Germania Pinheiro, and John E. Parker -- Respiratory tract irritants / Tee Guidotti -- Simple asphyxiants / Marc Wilkenfeld -- Chemical asphyxiants / William S. Beckett -- Agricultural dust-induced lung disease / M. Brian Hartz, Nancy Sprince, and Joel Kline -- Upper airway disorders / Rebecca Bascom and Marina Y. Dolina -- Occupational skin disease / David Cohen and Megan M. Moore -- Toxic peripheral neuropathy / Margit L. Bleecker -- Human behavioral neurotoxicology / W. Kent Anger, Diane S. Rohlman, and Daniel Storzbach -- Occupational heart disease / Kenneth D. Rosenman -- Occupational eye disorders / Jason A. Goldsmith, Norman A. Zabriskie and Randall J. Olson |
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Occupational infections / Kevin Dieckhaus -- Terrorism preparedness / Lewis Goldfrank and Howard Greller -- HIV in the workplace / Marty Markowitz [and others] -- The Occupational risk of tuberculosis care / Kent A. Sepkowitz and Tara Palmore -- Hematologic effects of occupational hazards / John H. Ward -- Toxic liver disorders / John D. Groopman and Denise Johnson -- Environmental and occupational causes of toxic injury to the kidneys and urinary tract / Edward T. Zawada, Jr. -- Occupational bladder cancer / Steven B. Markowitz -- Psychiatric syndromes common to the workplace / Robert C. Larsen -- Alcohol and drug abuse in industry / Kent W. Peterson and Donna R. Smith -- Psychological job stress / Joseph J. Hurrell, Jr. -- Multiple chemical sensitivity / Alan M. Ducatman -- Gulf war illness / Howard Kipen and Melissa McDiarmid -- Occupational safety and human factors / Howard Sandler -- Ergonomics and occupational biomechanics / Manny Halpern -- Nonspecific low back pain / Margareta Nordin -- Carpal tunnel syndrome / Owen Kieran -- Toxicogenomics and exposure assessment / Samuel Wilson [and others] -- Occupational and environmental exposure to lead / Alf Fischbein and Howard Hu -- Mercury / Lynn Goldman -- Cadmium / Dominique F. Lison and Violaine Verougstraete -- Arsenic / Toby G. Rossman -- Beryllium disease / Lisa A. Maier, Carol Gunn and Lee S. Newman -- Hard metal disease / Dominique F. Lison -- Chromium compounds / Mitchell D. Cohen and Max Costa -- Nickel compounds / Mitchell D. Cohen, Catherine Klein and Max Costa -- Metal compounds and rare earths / Bruce Fowler |
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Organic solvents and fuels / Nancy L. Fiedler and Steven Lerman -- Benzene / Philip J. Landrigan -- Formaldehyde / Dean B. Baker -- Ethylene oxide / Anthony D. LaMontagne, N. Kyle Steenland and Karl T. Kelsey -- Pesticides / Marc B. Schenker, Steven R. Offerman, and Timothy E. Albertson -- Health effects of agent orange, other military herbicides, and dioxins / Jeanne M. Stellman and Steven D. Stellman -- Pentachlorophenol and tetrachlorophenol / Glenys M. Webster, Shona J. Kelly and Kay Teschke -- Polychlorinated biphenyls / Stephen H. Safe -- Trimellitic anhydride and other acid anhydrides / Leslie C. Grammer and Kathleen E. Harris -- Carbon disulfide / Stephen M. Levin and Ruth Lilis -- N Nitrosamines / Stephen S. Hecht -- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and petroleum industry / Steven D. Stellman and Tee L. Guidotti -- Occupational hazards in the microelectronics industry / Joseph LaDou -- Radiation carcinogenesis / Fred Burns [and others] -- Nonionizing radiation / W. Gregory Lotz -- Occupational exposure to noise / Robert J. McCunney and John Meyer -- Dysbarism / Rafael E. de la Hoz -- High-altitude illnesses / William N. Rom -- Thermal extremes in the work environment / Kathleen A. Delaney and Lewis R. Goldfrank -- Occupational exposure to vibration / Donald E. Wasserman and Jack Wasserman -- Shift work and long work hours / Claire Caruso and Roger R. Rosa -- Sleep disorders and work / Joyce A. Walsleben, Edward B. O'Malley, and David M. Rapoport -- Sick building syndrome and building-related illness / Kathleen Kreiss -- Air pollution : outdoor and indoor sources / George D. Thurston -- Air pollution : epidemiology / Johnathan Samet -- Air pollution : human health studies / Robert B. Devlin and Donald Graff -- Air pollution : toxicological studies / Terry Gordon |
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Ozone / Morton Lippmann -- Nitrogen oxides / Richard Schlesinger -- Sulfur dioxide / Mark Frampton and Mark J. Utell -- Particulate matter / Sverre Vedal and Jeffrey H. Sullivan -- Acid rain / Kathleen C. Weathers, Gene E. Likens, and Thomas J. Butler -- Cigarette smoking / Jonathan Samet and Stephen S. Hecht -- Bioaccumulation and toxicities of aromatic hydrocarbon contaminants at different trophic levels of the Hudson River ecosystem / Isaac I. Wirgin -- The Built environment / Howard Frumkin -- Biological and medical implications of global warming / Paul R. Epstein -- Chlorofluorocarbons and destruction of the ozone layer / Mario J. Molina and Luisa T. Molina -- Environmental law and policy / Jeffrey G. Miller -- Clean Air Act / Daniel Greenbaum -- Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health / John Howard |
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United States Environmental Protection Agency / Kathleen Callahan [and others] -- Environmental health practice and research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry / Thomas H. Sinks and Henry Falk -- Risk assessment and economic evaluation / James Hammitt -- Workers' compensation / Nicholas A. Ashford -- International occupational and environmental health / Joseph LaDou -- Children's environmental health research / Frederica Perera and Sheila Viswanathan -- Disparities in environmental and occupational health / George Friedman-Jiménez and Luz Claudio -- Industrial hygiene measurement and control / Beverly S. Cohen -- Respirators / Philip Harber -- The Occupational health service / Peter Rabinowitz and Oyebode Taiwo -- Moral questions of occupational and environmental medicine / Sheldon Samuels -- New frontiers in environmental health research / David A. Schwartz, Brenda K. Weis, and Samuel H. Wilson |
| Summary |
Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this classic text provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of occupational and environmental medicine. The book offers accurate, current information on the history, causes, prevention, and treatment of a wide range of environmental and occupational diseases and includes numerous case studies. This edition includes more information on gene-environment interactions. The section on air pollution has been completely reorganized. Other Fourth Edition highlights include expanded coverage of government responses to the field and a new chapter on children's environmental health |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Environmental & occupational medicine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Industrial
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Environmental toxicology.
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Environmental health.
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Medicine, Industrial.
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Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
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Environmental Medicine
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Ecotoxicology
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Environmental health
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Environmental toxicology
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Medicine, Industrial
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Berufskrankheit
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Umweltkrankheit
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Milieutoxicologie.
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Beroepsziekten.
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Gevaarlijke stoffen.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rom, William N
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Markowitz, Steven (Steven B.)
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| LC no. |
2006030425 |
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