1324 Pages 250 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Winner of the 2011 BMA book awards: medicine category

    In the five decades since its first publication, Hunter's Diseases of Occupations has remained the pre-eminent text on diseases caused by work, universally recognized as the most authoritative source of information in the field. It is an important guide for doctors in all disciplines who may encounter occupational diseases in their practice, covering topics as diverse as work and stress, asbsetos-related disease, working at high altitude and major chemical incidents, many of which are highly topical.

    The Tenth Edition of Hunter's Diseases of Occupations has been fully revised and updated, presenting all practitioners considering an occupational cause for a patient's condition with comprehensive coverage of work-related diseases as they present in modern and developing industralised societies. It draws on the wide-ranging and in-depth clinical knowledge and experience, and acadmic excellence, of top experts in the field.

    PART ONE – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
    Section One: History and Development of Occupational Medicine
    Donald Hunter and the history of occupational health: precedents and perspectives
    Joseph Melling and Tim Carter
    The changing face of occupational diseases
    Peter J Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw, Anne Cockcroft, Paul Durrington and J Malcolm Harrington
    Section Two: Diagnosis of Occupational Disease
    The occupational history
    Tar-Ching Aw
    Occupational exposure to hazardous substances
    John W Cherrie and Sean Semple
    Biological monitoring
    John Cocker and Howard J Mason
    Section Three: Extent and Attribution of Occupational Disease
    Epidemiological methods and evidence-based occupational medicine
    David Coggon
    Attribution of disease
    Anthony Newman Taylor and David Coggon
    Compensation schemes
    Anthony Newman Taylor and David Walters
    Section Four: Legal Issues
    Medicolegal reports and the role of the expert witness
    Diana M Kloss
    PART TWO – DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL AGENTS
    Section One: Occupational Toxicology
    Occupational toxicology: general principles
    Peter G Blain and Robert D Jefferson
    Risks and hazards in occupational and environmental exposures
    Robert L Maynard
    Section Two: Metals
    Introduction
    Tar-Ching Aw
    Aluminium
    Perrine Hoet
    Antimony
    Malcolm R Sim
    Arsenic
    Malcolm R Sim
    Beryllium
    Lee S Newman and Holly M Christensen
    Cadmium
    Perrine Hoet
    Chromium
    Tom Sorahan
    Cobalt
    Perrine Hoet
    Copper
    Peter Aggett
    Gold
    Peter Linnett
    Iron
    Peter Aggett
    Lead
    Peter J Baxter and Hideki Igisu
    Magnesium
    Peter Aggett
    Manganese
    Grant McMillan and Finlay D Dick
    Mercury
    Peter J Baxter and Hideki Igisu
    Molybdenum
    Malcolm R Sim
    Nickel
    Tom Sorahan
    Phosphorus
    Malcolm R Sim
    Platinum group metals
    Peter Linnett
    Polonium
    Iain Blair
    Silver
    Peter Linnett
    Thallium
    Hideki Igisu and Tar-Ching Aw
    Tin
    Tar-Ching Aw and Hideki Igisu
    Tungsten
    Perrine Hoet
    Uranium
    Iain Blair
    Vanadium
    Finlay D Dick
    Zinc
    Peter Aggett
    Section Three: Gases
    Gases
    Peter J Baxter
    Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome and irritant-induced asthma
    Jon G Ayres
    Deliberate use of chemicals in warfare and by terrorists
    Robert L Maynard
    Section Four: Other Chemical Exposures
    Organic chemicals
    Tiina Santonen, Antero Aitio and Harri Vainio
    Pesticides and other agrochemicals
    Ian Brown, Annalisa Chiodini, Chiara Somaruga and Claudio Colosio
    Welding
    Grant McMillan
    The semiconductor industry
    David Koh and Judy Sng
    PART THREE – DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL AGENTS
    Section One: Noise
    Sound, noise and the ear
    Richard T Ramsden and Shakeel R Saeed
    Section Two: Vibration
    Hand–arm vibration syndrome
    Ian J Lawson, Frank Burke, Kenneth L McGeoch,
    Tohr Nilsson and George Proud
    Whole body vibration
    Massimo Bovenzi and Keith Palmer
    Section Three: Heat and Cold
    Heat and cold
    E Howard N Oakley
    Section Four: Barometric Pressure
    Diving and work at increased pressure
    Stephen Watt and Andrew Colvin
    Working at high altitude
    Peter JG Forster
    Flying and spaceflight
    Mike Gibson, David Gradwell and Alyson Calder
    Section Five: Radiation
    Ionizing radiations
    Chris Sharp and Fred A Mettler Jr
    Non-ionizing radiation and the eye
    Michael E Boulton and David H Sliney
    Extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields
    Leeka Kheifets and Gabor Mezei
    Radiofrequency fields
    Gabor Mezei and Leeka Kheifets
    PART FOUR – DISEASES RELATED TO ERGONOMIC AND MECHANICAL FACTORS
    Section One: The Musculoskeletal System
    Repeated movements and repeated trauma affecting the musculoskeletal system
    Cyrus Cooper and Keith Palmer
    Section Two: Back and Spinal Pain
    Occupational back pain
    Jos H Verbeek and Frederieke Schaafsma
    PART FIVE – OCCUPATION AND TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES
    Section One: Occupational Infections
    Occupational infections
    Julia Heptonstall and Anne Cockcroft
    Zoonoses
    Alastair Miller and Julia Heptonstall
    Section Two: Bioterrorism and Biotechnology
    Bioterrorism
    Julia Heptonstall
    Genetic modification and biotechnology
    David Roomes
    PART SIX – WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH
    Section One: Work and Stress
    Introduction to work and stress
    Peter Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw and Anne Cockcroft
    Work, stress and sickness absence: a psychosocial perspective
    Maurice Lipsedge and Michael Calnan
    Mental health at work: psychological interventions
    Adrian Neal
    Section Two: Work and Psychiatric Disorder
    Work and psychiatric disorder: an evidence-based approach
    Nick Glozier, Max Henderson, Neil Greenberg and Simon Overland
    Section Three: Substance Abuse
    Substance abuse and the workplace
    Jonathan D Chick
    PART SEVEN – RESPIRATORY DISORDERS
    Section One: General Issues
    Imaging in occupational lung disease
    Paul M Taylor
    Work and chronic air flow limitation
    David J Hendrick
    Health effects of ultrafine/nanoparticles
    Ken Donaldson, Robert J Aitken, Jon G Ayres, Brian G Miller and C Lang Tran
    Health effects related to non-industrial workplace indoor environments
    Jouni JK Jaakkola and Maritta S Jaakkola
    Section Two: Organic Dust Diseases
    Occupational asthma
    Paul Cullinan and Anthony Newman Taylor
    Byssinosis and other cotton-related diseases
    CAC Pickering and Robert Niven
    Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
    Paul Cullinan and Anthony Newman Taylor
    Section Three: Inorganic Dust Diseases
    Inorganic dusts: general aspects
    Anne Cockcroft
    Asbestos and asbestos-related diseases
    David Weill and Anne Cockcroft
    Epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases
    Robin M Rudd
    Other fibrous mineral dusts
    Anne Cockcroft
    Silica and silica-related diseases
    Anne Cockcroft
    Epidemiology of silica-related disease
    Kyle Steenland
    Other non-fibrous mineral dusts
    Anne Cockcroft
    Metal dusts and fumes
    Benoit Nemery
    Berylliosis
    Holly M Christensen and Lee S Newman
    PART EIGHT – OTHER EFFECTS OF WORKPLACE EXPOSURES
    Section One: Occupational Diseases of the Skin
    Occupational diseases of the skin
    John English and Jason Williams
    Section Two: Occupational Cancers
    Occupational cancer: epidemiology, biological mechanisms and biomarkers
    Manolis Kogevinas, J Malcolm Harrington and Roel Vermeulen
    Section Three: Other Systemic Effects
    Nephrotoxic effects of workplace exposures
    Rema Saxena, Pearl Pai and Gordon M Bell
    Neurotoxic effects of workplace exposures
    Michael J Aminoff and Marcello Lotti
    Hepatotoxic effects of workplace exposure
    Thomas W Warnes and Alexander Smith
    Workplace exposures and reproductive health
    Jens Peter Bonde
    Haemopoietic effects of workplace exposures: anaemias, leukaemias and lymphomas
    Edward Gordon-Smith, Anthony Yardley-Jones and Atherton Gray
    Section Four: Shift Work
    Shift work and extended hours of work
    Giovanni Costa, Simon Folkard and J Malcolm Harrington

    Biography

    Peter J Baxter MD MSc FRCP FFOM
    Consultant Physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK

    Tar-Ching Aw MB PhD FRCP FRCPC FFOM FFPHM
    Professor and Chair, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE; Adjunct Professor, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA; Visiting Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, UK

    Anne Cockcroft MD HIH FRCP FFOM
    Senior Research Fellow, CIET group; Visiting Professor, Autonomous University of Guerrero, Mexico

    Paul Durrington MD FRCP FRCPath FAHA FACP FMedSci
    Honorary Professor of Medicine, Consultant Physician, Cardiovascular Research Group, School of Biomedicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    J Malcolm Harrington CBE MSc MD FRCP FFOM FMedSci
    Emeritus Professor of Occupational Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK