Provides a comprehensive introduction to the major issues in contemporary environmental and occupational health. Covers core topics including air, water, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. On the global front this revised second edition contains updated information on toxicology, exposure assessment, climate change, population pressure, developing nations and urbanization, energy production, building and community design, solid and hazardous waste, and disaster preparedness. Each chapter includes learning objectives, key points and discussion questions.

Pub Date: 2010
Format: Hardcover 1221 pages with tables, figures, references and index 

NEW FIFTH EDITION PUBLISHED JUNE 2010!

Practical and easy to use, this "go to" source for guidance on the medical qualification determination of a commercial driver has been revised and updated. Information has been assembled from a variety of sources, including the Federal Register, and distilled by the co-authors for practical use by the clinician conducting the exams.
The fifth edition includes:
*Information on Medical Review Board
*Frequently asked questions from FMSCA
*Includes a model FHWA medical examinationa
*Updated References

Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781883595531
Format: Paperback, 340 pages 

Written by Mayo Clinic physicians to provide a comprehensive review text for the examination of the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Sections are organized by subspecialty with multiple choice questions and annotated answers at the end of each chapter.

Format: Softcover, 309 pages with index
Publication Date: 2010 

NEW EDITION PUBLISHED JULY 2011 GO TO ITEM 27078 OR CLICK ON TITLE BELOW

SAUNDERS NURSING DRUG HANDBOOK 2012



Format: Softcover, 1361 pages with index
Publication Date: June 2010 

Formerly titled A PHYSICIAN'S GUIDE TO RETURN TO WORK, this easy-to-read publication is designed to help physicians and primary care professionals understand risk, capacity, and tolerance, and to guide the reader through work ability and work cases for numerous diagnoses and body systems. Chapters are organized by body system. Includes the latest medical literature reviewed by experts and step-by-step guidance to help negotiate return to work cases.

Highlights of the second edition include:
*Four new chapters: Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Obstetric and Hematology-Oncology
*Updated approaches and references from more than 20 new contributors
*Implications of unemployment, medication, work aspects and driving
*Forms that can be used to communicate return to work guidelines
*Tips on negotiating with patients
*Current science on functional capacity evaluations
*Tables containing recommended disability durations by diagnosis
*A new chapter featuring international perspectives on return to work
*Separation of the first edition's cardiopulmonary chapter into two chapters, one dedicated to cardiac and the other to pulmonary

Format: Softcover, 450 pages
Publication Date: 2011 

This three volume, 26 chapter, reference for physicians is a comprehensive work on the underlying principles of occupational and environmental medicine, central issues, and practice insights. It includes the scientific foundation in epidemiology and toxicology, the often over-looked discipline of risk science, management of common medical problems, and practical issues such as management and workers' compensation.
Format: Hardcover, 1682 pages with index and photographs 

For those overseeing the health of workers in the health care field, this fully revised second edition reviews exposure paradigms and offers solutions and models of protection. Includes latest science and intervention strategies that have proven successful in the scientific community. The following are included among the hazardous conditions the book covers:

*infection and infectious disease
*back injuries
*needlesticks
*workplace violence
*slip, trip, and fall injuries
*ergonomic issues
*electrocautery smoke
*toxic drugs
*ethylene oxide
*aldehydes
*pentamidine
*ribavirin

To see the list of chapters click once on the title of this book.

Publication Date: 2009
Format: Hardcover, 1226 pages. 

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Conn's Current Therapy 2012



 

Annually updated, this reference offers expert guidance on the latest therapeutic options for a broad spectrum of health concerns. Includes new chapters on fatigue and migraines. Searchable online content available through www.expertconsult.com.
Publication Date: December 2011
Format: Hardcover, 1320 pages 

This 2011 tenth edition has been fully revised and organized to reflect the realities of the modern workplace. New features include chapters on bioterrorism and the history of occupational medicine with expanded sections on diagnosis and occupational toxicology. Additional downloadable materials available to purchasers of the book.

Publication Date: 2011
Format: Hardcover, 1291 pages with index