Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects (5 edn)
Online ISBN:
9780191755668
Print ISBN:
9780199643240
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
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Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects (5 edn)
Keith T Palmer (ed.),
Keith T Palmer
(ed.)
Professor of Occupational Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Ian Brown (ed.),
Ian Brown
(ed.)
Director and Head of Department, Occupational Health Service, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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John Hobson (ed.)
John Hobson
(ed.)
Consultant Occupational Physician, Hobson Health Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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Published:
January 2013
Online ISBN:
9780191755668
Print ISBN:
9780199643240
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
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Palmer, Keith T, Ian Brown, and John Hobson (eds), Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects, 5 edn, Landmark Papers (Oxford , 2013; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Jan. 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199643240.001.0001, accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
Abstract
The fifth edition of this established resource provides comprehensive and practical guidance on the effects of medical conditions on employment and working capability. Every significant medical problem is covered, including sickness absence, health promotion, and fitness for work and cancer. Legal and ethical aspects are also addressed.
Subject
Neurology
Haematology
Rheumatology
Nephrology
Occupational Medicine
Public Health and Epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Occupational Therapy
Critical Care
Rehabilitation Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Cardiovascular Medicine
Psychiatry
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Respiratory Medicine and Pulmonology
Old Age Psychiatry
Dermatology
Radiation Oncology
Gastroenterology
Collection:
Oxford Medicine Online
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and recommendations are for the non-pregnant adult who is not breastfeeding.
Contents
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Front Matter
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1
A general framework for assessing fitness for work
Keith T. Palmer andIan Brown
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2
Legal aspects of fitness for work
Gillian S. Howard
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3
Disability and equality law
Gillian S. Howard andTony Williams
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4
Support, rehabilitation, and interventions in restoring fitness for work
Mansel Aylward and others
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5
Ethics in occupational health
Paul Litchfield
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6
Neurological disorders
Richard J. Hardie andJon Poole
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7
Mental health and psychiatric disorders
Richard Heron andNeil Greenberg
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8
Epilepsy
Ian Brown andMartin C. Prevett
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9
Vision and eye disorders
John Pitts andStuart J. Mitchell
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10
Hearing and vestibular disorders
Linda M. Luxon andFinlay Dick
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11
Spinal disorders
Keith T. Palmer andC. G. Greenough
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12
Orthopaedics and trauma of the limbs
Anne Marie O’Donnell andChris Little
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13
Rheumatological disorders
Steve Ryder andKaren Walker-Bone
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14
Gastrointestinal and liver disorders
Ira Madan andSimon Hellier
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15
Diabetes mellitus and other endocrine disorders
Eugene R. Waclawski andGeoff Gill
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16
Haematological disorders
Julia C. Smedley andRichard S. Kaczmarski
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17
Cardiovascular disorders
Anne E. Price andMichael C. Petch
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18
Respiratory disorders
Keith T. Palmer andPaul Cullinan
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19
Renal and urological disease
John Hobson andEdwina A. Brown
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20
Women at work
Sally E. L. Coomber andP. A. Harris
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21
Fitness for work after surgery or critical illness
Tony Williams andBill Thomas
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22
Dermatological disorders
Ursula T. Ferriday andI. S. Foulds
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23
Human immunodeficiency virus
Paul Grime andChristopher Conlon
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24
Drugs and alcohol in the workplace
David Brown andHenrietta Bowden-Jones
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25
Medication and health in the workplace
Caroline L. Swales andJeffrey K. Aronson
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26
The older worker
Henry N. Goodall andJohn Grimley Evans
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27
Ill health retirement
Jon Poole
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28
Health and transport safety: fitness to drive
Tim Carter and others
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29
Health screening
Tar-Ching Aw andDavid S. Q. Koh
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30
Managing and avoiding sickness absence
Richard Preece andDean Royles
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31
Health promotion in the workplace
Steve Boorman andIan Banks
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32
Cancer survivorship and work
Philip Wynn andShirley D’Sa
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End Matter
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