title: [Medical and social action in the case of benzene poisoning in Cubatao, Sao Paulo: an interdisciplinary approach].
abstract: Work-related health problems demand a multidisciplinary approach in which each discipline contributes its own techniques and methods, while based on a common theoretical and conceptual frame of reference. Research and intervention are based on interdependent relations between social, productive, and environmental factors. Based on experience with benzene poisoning, this review shows how the issue can be approached globally, by integrating different disciplinary processes from epidemiological and clinical research. Blood parameters altered by human exposure to benzene were studied from the perspective of hematology, integrated with the epidemiological surveillance system used as an instrument for health intervention using an interdisciplinary approach in which workers and trade unions participated throughout the program.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rua dos Coelhos 450, 1 andar, Bairro dos Coelhos, Recife, PE 50070-550, Brasil. giraldo@elogica.com.br
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Augusto
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Novaes
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000506:poisoning*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001554:Benzene