Balmes J R
Occupational Health Clinic and Chest Service, San Francisco General Hospital, California 94110.
Occup Med. 1990 Jul-Sep;5(3):499-513.
The institution of workplace medical surveillance for pulmonary endpoints assumes the following conditions: that occupational lung diseases can be detected in early or preclinical stages; that early detection with appropriate intervention can lead to reduced morbidity; and that early detection and appropriate intervention are both feasible. The author of this chapter points out that, unfortunately, very few occupational settings meet these conditions.