Occupation and Disease: How Social Factors Affect the Conception of Work-Related Disorders

By Allard E. Dembe

Book Overview

Focussing on the histories of three ailments -- cumulative trauma disorders (especially carpal tunnel syndrome), occupational back pain, and noise-induced hearing loss -- this book provides "a fascinating account of how physicians and society come to recognize emerging diseases. Beautifully illustrated with splendid historical examples." -- Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine "A major contribution to the historical sociology of industrial illness." -- Roy Porter, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300064365
• ISBN13: 9780300064360
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"