PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATIONS
Authors: E J MORHOUS, J P BAKER, H C BALLOU, E L CRUMPACKER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 April 1957PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATIONSEUGENE J. MORHOUS, M.D., F.A.C.P., JAMES P. BAKER, M.D., F.A.C.P., H. CHARLES BALLOU, M.D., EDGAR L. CRUMPACKER, M.D.EUGENE J. MORHOUS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES P. BAKER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, H. CHARLES BALLOU, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDGAR L. CRUMPACKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-4-744 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring World War II, industrial leaders became disturbed by the loss of executive manpower that was occurring under those times of stress. They began to realize that "preventive maintenance" was as much needed by executives as it was by hourly workers and by machines.1, 2 In the early 1940's there began to develop an awareness of the fact that executives were not taking advantage of the available preventive medicine for individuals. A few companies began to offer comprehensive medical examinations, at company expense, to their executives. Such examinations were done at existing clinics and hospitals.Following the war it was...Bibliography1. "Company Health Programs for Executives," Studies in Personnel Policy, No. 147, National Industrial Conference Board, 1955. Google Scholar2. Franco SC: Periodic health examination of executives, Indust. Med. and Surg. 19: 213, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. CrumpackerBakerBallouMorhousEmmett ELJPHCEJJM: Proctosigmoidoscopy in the general physical examination, Arch. Int. Med. 99: 314, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Crumpacker EL: Intestinal polyposis and pigmentation of the lip, New England J. Med. 252: 272, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Durham JR: Negative Master tests in the prodromal state of acute myocardial infarction, J. A. M. A. 155: 826, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ToddSanford JCAH: Clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods, 1943, The W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar7. BrodeurBakerEnterline AEJPPE: Abnormalities seen on chest x-ray and diagnosable heart disease, Am. J. Roentgenol., to be published. Google Scholar8. BakerBallouHallLemonMorhous JPHCWTWEEJ: Executive health examinations, South. M. J. 46: 984, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia*Received for publication July 23, 1956.From The Greenbrier Clinic, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.Read at the Regional Meeting of The American College of Physicians for West Virginia, September 29, 1956.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eugene J. Morhous, M.D., The Greenbrier Clinic, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Periodic Health ExaminationTHE PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATION: EVALUATION OF ROUTINE TESTS AND PROCEDURES*†THOMAS W. CLARK, M.D., F.A.C.P., STANLEY S. SCHOR, Ph.D., KATHARINE O. ELSOM, M.D., JOHN P. HUBBARD, M.D., F.A.C.P., KENDALL A. ELSOM, M.D., F.A.C.P.The role of oral diagnosis in periodic health appraisal examinations 1 April 1957Volume 46, Issue 4Page: 744-749KeywordsCholesterolElectrocardiographyHemoglobinInformation technologyPreventive medicineSyphilisUric acid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...