title: Ethical considerations in fitness and risk evaluations.
abstract: Physicians and other health care workers involved in the delivery of occupational health care can be confronted with difficult questions about fairness, justice and professional ethics. These issues and other ethical considerations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts 01610.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Derr
mesh_terms: D019567:Back Injuries; D001416:Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003376:Counseling; D030881:Disclosure; D004651:Employment; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010332:Paternal Behavior; D026706:Paternalism; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012306:Risk; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation