Work-related Lung Disorders

This book reviews the lung disorders and diseases which may arise from or in connection with occupations, including their causes, prevention and management. The techniques of occupational respiratory medicine are described, including questionnaires, radiography, lung function, respiratory surveys, inhalation challenge, clinical pathology, rehabilitation, environmental physiology, environmental monitoring and control. The text is illustrated with complete cases, most of them followed over a period of time, and the subject is set in its medical, legal and social contexts. It is intended as a practical manual for chest physicians, occupational physicians and hygienists and as a reference work for postgraduate students.