Book[edited by] J. Mark Melhorn, James B. Talmage, William E. Ackerman III, Mark H. Hyman.
Summary: "The second edition of AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation is dedicated to updating the science, expanding the focus, and including additional perspectives to improve the understanding of causation, which will eventually improve the treatment outcomes for the injured worker as they stay-at-home or return-to-work"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Understanding work-relatedness
Casual associations and determination of work-relatedness
Methodology
Apportionment
The causality examination
Report writing
Spine
Upper limb
Lower limb
Musculosketel disorders: conditions of uncertain pathophysiology - acute and chronic pain
Causation of common cardiovascular problems
Causation in common pulmonary problems
Neurological disorders
Rheumatologic diseases
Mental illness
Genitourinary
Gastroitestinal
Ear, eye, nose and throat
Selected topics: gender, leukemia related to radiation, and occupational skin lesions (sun exposures)
Chemical exposure claims: a framework for causation analysis
Putting it all together: causation analysis as illustrated by example
Example of causation methodology
Causation: the attorney's perspective
Causation: a judge's perspective
Causation: the employer's perspective
Causation: The insurer's (payer's) perspective
Causation: the worker's compensation commission perspective
Causation: the occupational physician's perspective
Causation: the international perspective
Causation issues for public safety personnel
Effects of whole-body vibration on the spine
Evaluating causation of favoring for the opposite limb.