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industrial medicine

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noun

  1. the study and practice of the health care of employees of large organizations, including measures to prevent accidents, industrial diseases, and stress in the workforce and to monitor the health of executives

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By 1919, Hamilton, now a recognized authority in the field of industrial medicine, was sought out by Harvard Medical School Dean David L. Edsall.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 23, 2019

Lab mice were shipped out to the front lines of industrial medicine for cancer-drug screenings, radiation exposure tests, and even routine medical procedures.

From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2011

The official sleeves hung over his wrists as he swung into an official flaying of social and industrial medicine not guided by responsible doctors.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although they heard & saw little that was new, they got through a massive dose of lectures and movies on everything from pediatrics and tropical medicine to industrial medicine and diabetes.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the years since he left Harvard, Phin Cohen has been working part time in student health services and industrial medicine.

From Time Magazine Archive

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