occupational medicine
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medical specialty focusing on the health of workers, including the ability to perform work; the physical, chemical, biological, and social environments of the workplace; and the health outcomes of environmental exposures
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- D009787
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Research
170,746 papers- Occupational medicine.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 1995
- Occupational medicine in Austria.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 1997
- Occupational medicine in Korea.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 1999
- Academic occupational medicine.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2006
- Occupational medicine.New Jersey medicine : the journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey · 1996
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- Instance of
- medical specialty
- Subclass of
- preventive medicine
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- topic's main category
- Category:Occupational medicine
- OpenStreetMap tag
- healthcare:speciality=occupational
- practiced by
- occupational physician
- is the study of
- occupational health and safety
- Commons category
- Occupational medicine
- different from
- occupational therapy
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Encyclopedic overview
Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM), previously called industrial medicine, is a board certified medical specialty under the American Board of Preventative Medicine that specializes in the prevention and treatment of work-related illnesses and injuries.
OEM physicians are trained in both clinical medicine and public health. They may work in a clinical capacity providing direct patient care to workers through worker's compensation programs or employee health programs and performing medical screening services for employers. Corporate medical directors are typically occupational medicine physicians who often have specialized training in the hazards relevant to their industry. OEM physicians are employed by the US military in light of the significant and unique exposures faced by this population of workers. Public health departments, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) commonly employ physicians specialized in occupational medicine. They often advise international bodies, governmental and state agencies, organizations, and trade unions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “occupational medicine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.