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Attitudes of medical faculty physicians about taking occupational history
Author(s) -
Arif Hikmet Çımrın,
Can Sevinç,
Işıl Kundak,
Hülya Ellıdokuz,
Oya İtil
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00366.x
Subject(s) - medical education , medline , family medicine , medicine , psychology , political science , law
Objectives To evaluate occupational history taking, as a detailed occupational history is the most effective means for proper diagnosis of occupational illness. Methods In order to determine the attitudes of 66 physicians working in Dokuz Eylül Medical Faculty Hospital about taking occupational history, 269 patient records were examined. Results It was detected that 43·9% of physicians took no occupational history from any of their patients. Occupational history was obtained from 81·8% of the patients in clinics where standard examination forms were in regular use. Conclusion We found that physicians were not in the habit of taking occupational histories.