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Agricultural Medicine

A Practical Guide

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Editors:
  1. James E. Lessenger

    1. Morinda Medical Group, Inc., Porterville, USA

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  • Focuses on both treatment and prevention
  • Comprehensive reference for family physicians who provide care for patients in rural and agricultural areas
  • Presents a practice-based perspective
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Agricultural Environment

    • William M. Simpson Jr.
    Pages 1-8

  3. Food Safety and Agricultural Medicine

    • Robert Bhavesh J. Pandya
    Pages 9-28

  4. Overview of Hazards for Those Working in Agriculture

    • Scott Prince
    Pages 29-34

  5. Occupational Regulation

    • John E. Furman
    Pages 35-41

  6. Education and Training as Intervention Strategies

    • William E. Field, Roger L. Tormoehlen
    Pages 42-52

  7. Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Engineering of Machinery

    • Mark A. Purschwitz
    Pages 53-69

  8. Disability in Agriculture

    • William E. Field, Paul Jones
    Pages 70-80

  9. Physical Monitoring

    • James M. Daniels
    Pages 81-87

  10. Biological Monitoring

    • James B. Becker, James E. Lessenger
    Pages 88-97

  11. Drug Programs and Testing

    • James E. Lessenger
    Pages 98-112

  12. Work Site Visits

    • Victor Duraj
    Pages 113-117

  13. Children in Agriculture

    • Lorann Stallones, Huiyun Xiang
    Pages 118-130

  14. Chemical Exposure: An Overview

    • James E. Lessenger
    Pages 131-143

  15. Fertilizers and Nutrients

    • Hitoshi Nakaishi, James E. Lessenger
    Pages 144-155

  16. Plant Growth Regulators

    • Louise Ferguson, James E. Lessenger
    Pages 156-166

  17. Pesticides

    • William M. Simpson Jr.
    Pages 167-179

  18. Neurological Injuries in Agriculture

    • Nikita B. Katz, Olga Katz, Steven Mandel
    Pages 180-206

  19. Dermatological Conditions

    • James E. Lessenger
    Pages 207-232

  20. Agricultural Respiratory Diseases

    • Robert Bhavesh J. Pandya
    Pages 233-259
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About this book

The reader of this volume will experience a voyage of discovery with one of the finest guides available. James E. Lessenger has combined experience in private practice, preventive medicine, and public service in California’s San Joaquin Valley, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. His experience and selection of chapter authors is, in every sense, a contri- tion to illuminating the art and science of agromedicine. As one examines the table of contents, one is impressed by the range of topics and the importance of each concern. Covering both injury prevention and environmental h- ards, this innovative work is a practical guide for the family physician wo- ing in a rural area. The contents demonstrate the vitality of agromedicine and the vision and insight of the authors. The chapters on farm chemicals provide thorough information about the many types of chemicals commonly used in the farm environment, how they are applied, and the principles of diagnosis and management for family physicians treating patients for toxic chemical exposure. These chapters underscore the fact that the use of farm chemicals is one of the things resp- sible for the increase in worldwide agricultural production and that risks can be managed through preventive measures. The Agricultural Medicine represents a benchmark in the evolution of a concept begun in South Carolina over two decades ago called agromedicine.

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From the reviews:

"Agricultural Medicine, a multiauthored book edited by James E. Lessinger, is a study in ‘agro-medicine’ … . Lessenger and colleagues have assembled a wealth of information that will be useful to a wide audience in understanding the health of a dynamic population of workers and their families. Agricultural Medicine belongs on the desks (and not just in the libraries) of occupational specialists, primary care physicians practicing in rural communities, and anyone else interested in the health and well-being of agricultural workers and their families." (Jeffrey L. Levin, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 355 (9), 2006)

"Agricultural Medicine: A Practical Guide is a textbook about the hazards, injuries, illnesses, disability, and mortality associated with agriculture. ... this is a reference book of agricultural medicine, which is a subset of occupational medicine ... . Agricultural Medicine: A Practical Guide should have a place in ... training and practice, along with preventive and clinical references in primary care, agro-medicine, and occupational medicine." (John R. Wheat, JAMA, Vol. 295 (4), January, 2006)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Morinda Medical Group, Inc., Porterville, USA

    James E. Lessenger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Agricultural Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Editors: James E. Lessenger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30105-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-25425-8

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2058-4

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-30105-1

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 542

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Primary Care Medicine

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