Are Periodic Health Examinations Worth-while?
Authors: LEO WADE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 January 1962Are Periodic Health Examinations Worth-while?LEO WADE, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN THORPE, M.D., F.A.C.P., THOMAS ELIAS, M.D., GEORGE BOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P.LEO WADE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN THORPE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS ELIAS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE BOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-1-81 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe desirability of periodic medical evaluation of those exposed to hazardous, or potentially hazardous, jobs in industry is apparent to physicians and lay managers alike. While such evaluation could be quite simple, often consisting merely of a single laboratory observation, it has become increasingly common to provide a complete and often detailed examination. Indeed, many industries have extended such periodic health evaluations to all employees regardless of occupational assignment. Even top management personnel have been included. Some have justified such inclusion on the assumption that the health of managerial personnel is likely to be impaired by emotional stresses and strains....References1. DOBELL H: Lectures on the Germs and Vestiges of Disease and the Prevention of the Invasion and Fatality of Disease by Periodical Examination, J. & A. Churchill, Ltd., London, 1861. Google Scholar2. ABRAHAMS A: Periodic medical overhaul. Lancet 2: 670, 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. EDITORIAL: Periodic health examination. J. A. M. A. 153: 1449, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ROBERTS NJ: The values and limitations of periodic health examinations. J. Chron. Dis. 9: 95, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. CLARKSCHORELSOMHUBBARDELSOM TWSSKOJPKA: The periodic health examination: evaluation of routine tests and procedures. Ann. Intern. Med. 54: 1209, 1961. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, New YorkFrom The Medical Department, Esso Standard Oil Company, 15 West 51st Street, New York, New York.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Leo Wade, M.D., Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York 21, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPeriodic Health ExaminationsTHE AUSTRALIAN HEALTH SYSTEM ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN AUSTRALIAApplication of Cost-Benefit Analysis to the Health Services and the Special Case of Technologic InnovationPeriodic Evaluation of OutpatientsH. Studies Related to Occupational HealthThe quantity and significance of psychological distress in medical patientsPeriodic Evaluation of OutpatientsOn going to see the doctor, the contributions of the patient to the decision to seek medical aid 1 January 1962Volume 56, Issue 1Page: 81-93KeywordsEmotionsGastrointestinal infectionsOilsResearch laboratories Issue Published: 1 January 1962 PDF DownloadLoading ...