DIAGNOSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

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Article1 May 1947DIAGNOSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASEIRVING GRAY, M.D., F.A.C.P.IRVING GRAY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-5-678 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe modern period of interest in occupational diseases had its inception following the epoch-making publication of Ramazzini in 1700.1In this comprehensive treatise were gathered the references of his predecessors on the subject of occupational disease. Ramazzini classified the diseases of nearly 100 different occupations in which hazards to health existed. The first essay on occupational diseases in the United States was written by McCready in 18352and was recently published again.3Garrison4reviewed the literature on occupational diseases and spoke of "life as an occupational disease." In recent years there has been an increasing interest on the part of...Bibliography1. RAMAZZINI B: De morbis artificum diatriba, Modina, 1700. Google Scholar2. MCCREADY BW: On the influence of trades, professions, and occupations in the U. S., in the production of disease. Reprinted from Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of N. Y., Vol. III, Albany, 1837, p. 91-150. Google Scholar3. MILLER G: Introductory Essay to: On the influence of trades, professions, and occupations in the U. S., in the production of disease, 1943, Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore. Google Scholar4. GARRISON FH: Life as an occupational disease, Bull. N. Y. Acad. Med., 1932, x, 679-694. Google Scholar5. SAYER HD: Occupational diseases; interpretation of compensation laws in the various States, Proceedings of Third Postgraduate Course in Industrial Medicine, L. I. College of Medicine, 1944. Google Scholar6. : Occupation Hazards and Diagnostic Signs, Bulletin No. 41, 1941. Google Scholar7. SCHWARTZTULIPAN LL: Occupational diseases of the skin, 1939, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar8. SULZBERGERFINNERUD MBCW: Industrial dermatitis; definition and criteria for diagnosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 1528-1532. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. PECK SM: Reporting industrial dermatitis, Compensation Med., 1946, i, 3. Google Scholar10. GRAY I: Criteria for determining presence of an occupational disease. Third Post-graduate Course in Industrial Medicine, L. I. College of Medicine, Oct. 19, 1944. Google Scholar11. GRAYGREENFIELD II: Acute lead poisoning, Indust. Med., 1938, vii, 262-264. Google Scholar12. GREENBURGMOSKOWITZ LS: Safe use of solvents for synthetic rubbers, Indust. Med., 1945, xiv, 357-366. Google Scholar13. GRAYGREENFIELDLEDERER IIM: Benzene poisoning, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, cxiv, 1325-1330. Google Scholar14. LEHMANNFLURY KBF: Toxicology and hygiene of industrial solvents, 1943, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore. Google Scholar15. GARDNER LU: The pathology and roentgenographic manifestations of pneumoconiosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1940, cxiv, 535-545. Google Scholar16. PENDERGRASSLEOPOLD EPSS: Benign pneumoconiosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1945, cxxvii, 701-705. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. BERNSTEINSUSSMAN SSML: Thoracic manifestations of sarcoidosis, Radiology, 1945, xliv, 37. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. RYDERREINEKE HWHG: Pulmonary roentgenographic changes due to mitral stenosis simulating those due to silicosis, Am. Heart Jr., 1945, xxix, 327-328. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. : Cost of Compensation, 2 years—1938 and 1939; Spec. Bulletin No. 208, 1941. Google Scholar20. COCAWALZERTHOMMEN AFMAA: Asthma and hay fever in theory and practice, 1931, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield. Google Scholar21. GRAYALBERT IM: Prevention of asthma in industry, Indust. Med., 1943, xii, 801-804. Google Scholar22. GRAY I: Gastrointestinal disease in relation to occupational hazards; gastroenterology, Jan. 1945. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Presented at the 27th Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, May 16, 1946. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1947Volume 26, Issue 5Page: 678-686 ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...