Publication Date:
2014-08-09
Description:
In recognition of 2014 marking 70 years since the British Journal of Occupational Medicine (the original name for Occupational Environmental Medicine (OEM) ) was established in 1944, we have decided to commission a series of guest ‘Hot topic’ Editorials to highlight current and emerging issues in occupational and environmental health. These Editorials will demonstrate how far topics in these fields have moved on from those which were prominent in the early days of the journal. The first of these Editorials, written by Neil Pearce and Hans Kromhout, is published in this edition of OEM 1 . It brings to our attention the emerging issue of occupational and environmental causes of neurodegenerative diseases; chronic diseases which have historically received less attention than other chronic diseases, such as cancer and respiratory disease. The Editorial explores the reasons behind this and the methodological challenges and mechanistic uncertainties which have impeded research in this area,...
Print ISSN:
1351-0711
Electronic ISSN:
1470-7926
Topics:
Medicine
