Ramazzini's "De morbis artificum Diatriba" and society, culture, and the human condition in the seventeenth century.
The social milieu in which Bernardino Ramazzini achieved his prescient conception of occupational health and barriers to adoption of his approach during his lifetime are described.
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Postgraduate School of Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine of Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo del Pozzo, 71, I-44100 Modena, Italy. franco@unimo.it
D004813:Epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000266:history; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000266:history