Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects (Oxford Medical Publications) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192617028 ISBN 13: 9780192617026

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1988

This is the first book that combines current clinical practice and occupational health practice to provide guidance on the medical aspects of fitness for a wide range of medical conditions and occupations. The book addresses such issues as: Is the employee medically suitable for recruitment? Is the employee fit to return to his former job? If not, what would be a suitable job alternative and what limitations to normal employment should be imposed? Introductory chapters on services for the disabled and administrative and legal aspects precede the main chapters which cover a wide range of medical conditions, including cardiovascular, neurological, gastro-intestinal, hepatic, renal, and hematological disorders. Dermatology, orthopedics, locomotor disorders, AIDS, back-pain, diabetes, and epilepsy are also discussed.

About the Author:

Robin Cox is at CEGB and National Power. Keith Palmer is at Southampton Universities NHS Trust.

Review:

From reviews of the second edition 'This book provides comprehensive, detailed, and authoritative guidelines for the practitioner.......the book is well-written, concise, and indexed...' Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada