Environmental Hazards and Risk Assessment in Primary Care

摘要

Environmental health is often considered the oldest public health practice; yet, in many respects, particularly in relation to chemical exposure and impact, we know very little about the span of consequences. According to the World Health Organization, environmental hazards are responsible for 23% of the total burden of disease worldwide. Environmental and occupational diseases frequently manifest as common medical problems or have nonspecific symptoms; yet consideration of environmental factors rarely enters into the clinician's history taking or diagnosis.