Hunter's diseases of occupations edited by Peter J. Baxter, Tar-Ching Aw, Anne Cockcroft, Paul Durrington, J. Malcolm Harrington

• Other Authors: Baxter, Peter 1946- (Editor), Aw, Tar-Ching (Editor), Cockcroft, Anne (Editor), Durrington, Paul (Editor), Harrington, J. Malcolm (Editor), Hunter, Donald 1898- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Hodder Arnold 2010
• Edition: TENTH EDITION
• Subjects: Occupational Diseases
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• Item Description: Previous ed.: 2000
• Physical Description: xxiii, 1291 pages illustrations, portraits 29 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780340941669; 0340941669

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