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Dangerous Business: Workplace Hazards, Part 1

A myriad of causes lead to environmental illness. Some 100,000 chemicals are commonly used in the workplace today. University of Washington School of Medicine professors Drs. Joann G. Elmore, Hugh M. Foy, Christopher H. Allan and Matthew Keifer explain how workplace hazards are identified and what solutions are available to prevent or reduce injuries and health concerns. Also explore the most common of occupational injuries – carpal tunnel syndrome – and its related disorders.

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Mini-Medical School 2009

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Health and Medicine

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Joann G. Elmore, M.D., M.P.H., professor, General Internal Medicine, UW School of Medicine; adjunct professor, Epidemiology, UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine; head, General Internal Medicine, Harborview Medical Center

Hugh M. Foy, M.D., professor, Surgery, UW School of Medicine; director, Surgical Specialties Clinic, Harborview Medical Center; Head, Wind River College, UW School of Medicine

Christopher H. Allan, M.D., assistant professor, Orthopaedics, UW School of Medicine; adjunct assistant professor, Surgery, UW School of Medicine

Matthew Keifer, M.D. M.P.H., professor, Internal Medicine, UW School of Medicine; professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, UW School of Public Health, adjunct professor, Global Health