Lax M B, Grant W D, Manetti F A, Klein R
Central New York Occupational Health Clinical Center, State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, USA.
Am Fam Physician. 1998 Sep 15;58(4):935-44.
Occupational exposures contribute to the morbidity and mortality of many diseases. However, occupational diseases continue to be underrecognized even though they are responsible for an estimated 860,000 illnesses and 60,300 deaths each year. Family physicians can play an important role in improving the recognition of occupational disease, preventing progressive illness and disability in their own patients, and contributing to the protection of other workers similarly exposed. This role can be maximized if physicians raise their level of suspicion for workplace disease, develop skills in taking occupational histories and establish routine access to occupational health resources.
职业暴露会导致许多疾病的发病和死亡。然而，尽管职业病每年估计导致86万例疾病和60300人死亡，但它们仍未得到充分认识。家庭医生在提高对职业病的认识、预防自己患者的病情进展和残疾以及帮助保护其他有类似暴露风险的工人方面可以发挥重要作用。如果医生提高对工作场所疾病的怀疑程度、培养获取职业病史的技能并建立常规的职业健康资源获取渠道，这一作用就能得到最大发挥。
