PMID: 6406372Jan 1, 1983Paper

Detecting the hypersusceptible worker: genetics and politics in industrial medicine

International Journal of Health Services : Planning, Administration, Evaluation
J Green

Abstract

This paper examines the development of the concept of the hypersusceptible worker, as advanced by H. E. Stokinger and his associates. It is argued that this concept enabled industrial toxicologists to organize knowledge about workers' reactions to toxicity so as to sustain a professional and methodological ideology which reflects the relationship between industrial toxicology and capitalist industry. Moreover, it is argued that it is this aspect of hypersusceptibility, rather than its practical utility to specific corporations, that is most important. Constraints on implementation of screening programs based on the ideas of genetic hypersusceptibility are also discussed.

References

Jun 1, 1972·American Journal of Orthodontics·F B Lehman
Jul 31, 1972·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·R M Nalbandian
Dec 23, 1971·The New England Journal of Medicine·E BeutlerT W Sheehy
Sep 1, 1966·Archives of Environmental Health·H E StokingerJ R Dixon
Jun 1, 1971·Archives of Environmental Health·T F Hatch
May 1, 1982·Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association·G S Omenn
Mar 1, 1981·Medical Hypotheses·E J Calabrese
Mar 1, 1963·Archives of Environmental Health·J T MOUNTAIN
Apr 1, 1963·Archives of Environmental Health·H E STOKINGER, J T MOUNTAIN
May 1, 1963·American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal·H F SMYTH

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 1, 1986·Rehabilitation Nursing : the Official Journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses·L M Curgian, M Sparapani
Jan 1, 1991·International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care·S B Corbin

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.