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Occupational Medicine

Research Notes on Occupational Medicine


Occupational medicine is a specialization of preventive medicine that focuses on the prevention of work related injuries, illness and disability, and promotion of health practices in the workplace.1 As a whole, occupational medicine addresses the needs of both individuals and populations of people.2

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  • A medical specialty certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM).1
  • Italian physician Bernardino Ramazzini considered the founder of occupational medicine, which was first established in the 1700s.3
  • Less than 4,000 occupational medicine specialists certified since 1955.1

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Board of Preventive Medicine: Occupational Medicine
  2. ↑ San Francisco Medical Society: What is Occupational Medicine and What Do Occupational Medicine Specialists Do?
  3. ↑ MedicineNet: Definition of Medicine, Occupational

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About this WisdomCard

  • Contributor: Erica
  • Reviewer: Tara
  • Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
  • Redirects:Occupational medicine, Preventive medicine, Preventative medicine, Occupational Physicians, Employee health, Workplace health
  • Last update: Oct. 30, 2008

Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.