TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Occupational & Environmental Medical History A1 - Harrison, Robert J. A1 - Mulloy, Karen B. A2 - LaDou, Joseph A2 - Harrison, Robert J. PY - 2013 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 5e AB - The relationship between exposures at work and the development of diseases has been well documented throughout history. One of the earliest writings on lung conditions of miners was in the fourth century BC by Hippocrates. With the publishing of De Morbis Artificium (Diseases of Workers) by Bernardino Ramazzini in 1700, the description of the health hazards of chemicals, dust, metals, and other agents encountered by workers in 52 occupations established occupational exposure as an important contributor to chronic disease. Ramazzini proposed that physicians should extend the list of questions that Hippocrates recommended they ask their patients by adding, “What is your occupation?” SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104100300 ER -