num_pages: 253
description: This reference provides family practitioners with information on occupational injuries and illnesses commonly encountered in a family practice setting. Clinical topics are organized in an easy-to-use format with key questions to ask in history taking, important physical findings, cost-effective diagnostic testing, and current treatments. In addition to chapters on work-related injuries, occupation and environmental systemic disorders, and indoor environmental quality, there is also information on workers' compensation, insurance regulations, prescribing physical therapy, and introducing occupational medicine as part of a family practice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Occupational Medicine (AAFP): The Academy Collection--Quick Reference Guides for Family Physicians
titlecomplete: Occupational Medicine (AAFP): The Academy Collection--Quick Reference Guides for Family Physicians
publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins