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social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > occupational medicine
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > preventive medicine > occupational medicine
social science subjects > health and social care > lifestyle medicine and health > preventive medicine > occupational medicine
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > preventive medicine > occupational medicine

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occupational medicine  

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  • In the early 1930s, America's worst workplace injuries began to unfold in a town in West Virginia called Gauley Bridge. Workers there were mining a mountain, and most did not wear protective equipment such as masks. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Occupational Medicine]

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