title: [The diagnosis of occupational diseases: a specific task of occupational doctors].
abstract: The Authors examine the problem dealing with Occupational disease diagnosis focusing five main points: diseases of probable/possible occupational origin; chronic and acute diseases; diseases due to biological agents; presumptive causation in legal compensation; public health statistics and medical reports. They conclude that new rules are needed and more advice from Occupational Medicine is required.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra e Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento MISP, Università degli Studi, L'Aquila. antonio.paoletti@cc.univaq.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paoletti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tobia
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012307:Risk Factors