[The diagnosis of occupational diseases: a specific task of occupational doctors]. / Diagnosi e denuncia di malattia professionale: un'attività sempre più specialistica.

ABSTRACT

The Authors examine the problem dealing with Occupational disease diagnosis focusing five main points diseases of probable/possible occupational origin; chronic and acute diseases; diseases due to biological agents; presumptive causation in legal compensation; public health statistics and medical reports. They conclude that new rules are needed and more advice from Occupational Medicine is required.