A GUIDE TO
THE WORK-RELATEDNESS OF DISEASE
 
January, 1979
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 79-116
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Preface 
Abstract 
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter I-An Approach to Decision-Making 
Chapter II -Evidence of Disease 
Chapter III-Epidemiology 
Chapter IV-Evidence of Exposure
Chapter V-Aggravation of Preexisting Conditions
Chapter VI-Validity of Testimony 
Chapter VII-Conclusions
i-iv,1-26 
79-116-a.pdf (32 pages, 512K) 
Chapter VIII-Examples of the Method 
Antimony 
Inorganic Arsenic 
Asbestos
27-62
79-116-b.pdf (36 pages, 661K) 
Benzene 
Carbon Monoxide 
Coke Oven Emissions 
Cotton Dust 
63-98
79-116-c.pdf (36 pages, 726K) 
Inorganic Lead 
Inorganic Mercury 
99-133
79-116-d.pdf (35 pages, 561K) 
Nitrogen Dioxide 
Noise 
Crystalline Silica 
134-167
79-116-e.pdf (34 pages, 637K) 
Sulfur Dioxide 
Toluene Diisocyanate 
168-184
79-116-f.pdf (17 pages, 327K) 
Appendix A-l-Epidemiologic References
Appendix A-2-Bibliography 
Appendix B-Case Histories
185-212
79-116-g.pdf (28 pages, 550K) 
Appendix C-Respiratory Questionnaire 
Appendix D-Occupations and Selected Potential
Exposures
213-240
79-116-h.pdf (28 pages, 405K) 
Appendix E-Glossary 
Appendix F-Sample OSHA Regulations for Mandatory
Physical Examinations and Medical and Biological
Monitoring
241-266
79-116-i.pdf (26 pages, 464K) 


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