Preface. Acknowledgements. Foreword. General Overview. Impact of occupational health hazards in health care work (A. Toomingas, H.-M. Hasselhorn). The organisation and scope of occupational health services in the health care sector (J. Harrison). Quality assurance of occupational health services for health care workers (R. Agius). Inspections in health care institutions (H. Harder, F. Hofmann). Biological Hazards. Occupationally acquired infectious diseases - general aspects (H.-M. Hasselhorn, A. Toomingas). Hygienic infection control (T. Kistemann). Management of needlestick injuries (I.S. Symington). The hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV infectious health care worker (H.-M. Hasselhorn). Gastrointestinal infectious diseases (F. Hofmann). Cytomegalovirus (A. De Schryver, P. Kiss). Hepatitis A (F. Hofmann). Hepatitis B and D (H.-M. Hasselhorn). Hepatitis C (M. Rieger). Hepatitis E (H.-M. Hasselhorn, L. Magnius). Herpes simplex infection (J. Amir). HIV/AIDS (D. Abiteboul). Influenza (F. Daroowalla). Measles (F. Hofmann). Mumps (F. Hofmann). Parvovirus B19 (F. Hofmann). Rubella (P. Kiss). Varicella zoster infection (D. Snashall). Diphtheria (H.-M. Hasselhorn). Helicobacter pylori (A. De Schryver, M. Van Winckel). Meningococcal meningitis (J.F. Gehanno, C. Paris). Tuberculosis (N. Kralj). Occupational infections - briefing notes (H.-M. Hasselhorn). Chemical Hazards. Occupational dermatoses among health care workers (B. Meding, K. Wrangsjo, H.-M. Hasselhorn). Chemical disinfectants (H.-M. Hasselhorn, M. Dettenkofer). Cytotoxic drugs (O. Nygren). Anaesthetic gases (R. Lucchini). Ethylene oxide (K. Yahata, T. Higashi). Physical Hazards. Prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders in nursing work (M. Lagerstrom, M. Hagberg). Physical ergonomic risk factors (M. Estryn-Behar). Radiation problems in the health care professions (J.F. Gehanno, P. Ledousseur). Noise problems in health care facilities (N. Tran, D. McLean, A. Yassi). Psychosocial Hazards. Psychosocial aspects of health care work (B.B. Arnetz). The risk of making mistakes - a neglected occupational health problem (C. Sundstrom-Frisk). Violence at the health care workplace (J.E. Arnetz). Alcohol and substance abuse among health care workers (W. Lenz, M. Lagerstrom). Health care workers with mental disorders (M. Glatzel). Special Hazards. Night and shift work (Y. Ono). Reproductive health hazards among health care workers (P.A. Czeschinski). Occupational health aspects in dentistry (T. Walker, T. Derand, E. Bejerot). Occupational hazards in the laboratory environment (X. Guardino). Managing hospital waste (K. Fujishiro, T. Higashi, H.-M. Hasselhorn). Index of Authors. Subject Index.
