title: [Evidence-based medical surveillance in occupational health].
abstract: One of the major issues in Public Health is the effective allocation of resources to appropriate and efficient interventions. Medical surveillance is a part of the complex management of prevention in the Occupational Health and Safety field. The aim of the study is to present the efficacy and effectiveness of medical surveillance through an overview of articles and reviews (only one systematic review) found on scientific electronic databases (PubMed and Embase). Although the literature reports a lack of data, two main themes were selected and discussed: the quality of preventive actions and the cost-effectiveness of medical surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Universita di Bologna, UO Medicina del Lavoro, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Violante
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gnudi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sgargi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Risi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattioli
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D016272:Occupational Health; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D011315:Preventive Medicine