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In the seven decades since its first publication, this award-winning text has remained the pre-eminent reference on diseases caused by work, universally recognised as the most authoritative source of information in the field. It remains an essential clinical resource, offering comprehensive coverage of a wide range of diverse topics from asbestos-related diseases, bioterrorism and major chemical incidents to employee wellness and working under the sea and at altitude, many of which are increasingly relevant in today’s occupational health landscape.The Eleventh Edition of Hunter's Diseases of Occupations has been fully revised and updated under a new and expanded team of expert editors and international contributors. It provides practitioners considering an occupational cause for a patient's condition with comprehensive coverage of diagnosing and managing work-related diseases as they manifest across industrialised societies globally.Key Features:· Continued focus on occupational disease central to previous editions, ensuring relevance and depth· Expanded Work and Mental Health section, restructured under new authorship to reflect the growing significance of mental health in occupational settings· New chapters cover emerging topics including methods and approaches to the prevention of occupational disease, non-ionizing and optical radiation, musculoskeletal disorders, emerging infections and pandemics, medically unexplained symptoms and more· Digital supplements plus bundled eBook for maximum flexibility and optimised search functionalityThe Eleventh Edition remains an indispensable resource for occupational and public health physicians, general practitioners, occupational health and safety professionals, and researchers and academics in these fields, as well as lawyers, employment specialists and human resource advisors.

This new edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concentrates more on the newer kinds of occupational disease including those (like “RSI” and pesticide poisoning) where exposure and effects are difficult to understand. There is specific emphasis on work, health and wellbeing, with links to public health, health promotion, the value of work, disabled people at work, the aging workforce, vocational rehabilitation, evidence based practice, and further chapters on the health effects of climate change and of occupational health and safety in relation to migration and terrorism.

This new edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicine concentrates more on the newer kinds of occupational disease including those (like “RSI” and pesticide poisoning) where exposure and effects are difficult to understand. There is specific emphasis on work, health and wellbeing, with links to public health, health promotion, the value of work, disabled people at work, the aging workforce, vocational rehabilitation, evidence based practice, and further chapters on the health effects of climate change and of occupational health and safety in relation to migration and terrorism.