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Article: Law Enforcement Worker Health
- Article from:
- Law & Order
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright Hendon, Inc. Oct 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Occupational medicine, which deals with safety in the workplace, is critical in law enforcement. Issues ranging from exposure to HIV, to avoiding radiation risks from dirty bombs are all part of occupational medicine. The book, Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Law Enforcement Worker Health, is an excellent introduction to a wide range of areas.
This anthology was edited by Stephen M. Hessl, MD, and Richard J. Miller, MD under the title Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Volume three.
"Introduction to the History, Demographics, and Health Effects of Law Enforcement Work," by Stephen Hessl provides good background information on the number of law ...