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In the late 1700s Dr. Ramazzini, father of occupational medicine, asked his patients, “Of what trade are you?” He believed that there was frequently a correlation between the patient’s morbidity and his work. Now, over 200 years later, how is occupational medicine adjusting to the times? Are physicians still asking about their patients’ work history? If they aren’t, they should be!
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Sinclaire, H.A. (1977). Industry’s Medical Involvement Today. In: Egdahl, R.H. (eds) Background Papers on Industry’s Changing Role in Health Care Delivery. Springer Series on Industry and Health Care, vol 3. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9427-3_3
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