Occupational and environmental respiratory diseases: a medicolegal primer for physicians
Bascom, R.
Occupational Medicine 7(2): 331-345
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0885-114X PMID: 1615366 Document Number: 399245
This article is an introduction to medicine and the law with specific reference to occupational and environmental respiratory diseases. It provides an initial orientation for practicing physicians and includes basic definitions, practices and procedures, and helpful hints. Basic information about impairment and disability evaluations are reviewed.
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