Searching for Causes of Work-Related Diseases: An Introduction to Epidemiology at the Work Site (Oxford Medical Publications) (CEC Health Services Research Series) - Softcover

Olsen, J\xf8rn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192618199 ISBN 13: 9780192618191

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 1991

Synopsis

This book is an introductory text for those people who need to know more about the scientific principles behind the study of the causes of disease occurrence. As most people spend a large part of their lives at work, and as some people may be at risk of being exposed to harmful substances at high levels, workers protection should have a high priority. Studies in the workplace can help to identify causes of occupational diseases, and the outcome of such investigations should be applied when the effects of protective action are evaluated. In searching for occupational causes of diseases, epidemiological principles should be used, even at the factory level. Applying strict logical principles to the collection of data concerning workers' experience with ill-health ensures that a useful insight is gained into the causes of disease, and that data are obtained in a format suitable for subsequent larger scale studies.

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Review

'The simple, if occasionally simplistic, approach to the subject will lead the most timid reader to a sound understanding of the basic principles and in particular their application to day to day problems of medical practice...should be compulsory reading for all those who produce articles or programmes for the media on work-related and environmental health issues.'Journal of the Royal College of Physicians

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192618199
• ISBN 13: 9780192618191
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100