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In the process of nation building, the health of the working population becomes a key factor. With the introduction of new technologies, foreign labour and changes in working patterns, the health of the working population will be affected. Health care workers, administrators and politicians will be confronted with these occupational health issues.This book outlines the various occupational health issues in national development and proposes a system of planning for the health services for the working population. It is the result of a two week ICOH Seminar where international experts addressed the issue of developing occupational health services for various countries.Contents: Occupational Health Issues in National Development: Occupational Health Issues in National Development (J Jeyaratnam & K S Chia) The Development of Safe Chemical Pesticides (W F Tordoir) Occupational Health Service for Farmers and Farm Workers (K Husman) Occupational Health Services for Small Scale Industries (D Koh & J Jeyaratnam) Health Concerns of Women at Work (D Koh & S E Chia) Stress Management at the Workplace (L K Tay) Occupational Health Services for Health Professionals (J F Caillard) Risk of Hepatitis and AIDS among Health Professionals (S K Chew) Chemical Risk Assessment (E Smith) Transfer of Hazardous Industries: Issues and Solutions (J LaDou & J Jeyaratnam) Occupational Cancers (K S Chia) The Use of Cancer Registries in Detecting Occupational Cancer Risk (H P Lee) The Role of Occupational Health Legislation (W H Phoon & H S Lee) Setting of Environmental Standards (J A Indulski) Developing National Health Plans for the Working Population: Systems Approach in National Health Planning (K H Phua) Occupational Health Services and Primary Health Care ( J Jeyaratnam & S L Ling) Identifying and Evaluating National Occupational Health Needs (J Rantanen) Utilisation of Information Services and Technologies (K Kurppa) Role of World Health Organisation in National Occupational Health Services (L S Wang) Readership: Occupational health physicians, health care administrators, health policy makers and postgraduate students.

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