title: Occupational and environmental respiratory diseases: a medicolegal primer for physicians.
abstract: This article is an introduction to medicine and the law with specific reference to occupational and environmental respiratory diseases. It provides an initial orientation for practicing physicians and includes basic definitions, practices and procedures, and helpful hints. Basic information about impairment and disability evaluations are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201-1192.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bascom
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014481:United States