Occupational Medicine

Preferred Label : Occupational Medicine;

NCIt synonyms : Occupational or Industrial Medicine;

NCIt definition : This branch of medicine is concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and illnesses that occur at the workplace or as a result of toxic exposures, stress, or accidents at the workplace. Occupational medicine encompasses issues such as industrial hygiene, safety, pollution control, ergonomics, industrial and agricultural toxicology, disability evaluation, physical rehabilitation, industrial psychology and emergency medicine. (BioTech Life Science Dictionary);

Details

Origin ID

C16931;

UMLS CUI

C0028802;

Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical Occupation or Discipline [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Occupational medicine [LOINC method]
- Occupational medicine (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- occupational medicine [CISMeF Metaterm]
- occupational medicine [MeSH Descriptor]
- occupational medicine [MeSH concept]

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