TY - JOUR T1 - INdustrial tuberculosis AU - SHIPMAN SJ Y1 - 1929/07/27 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1929.02710040009003 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 257 EP - 259 VL - 93 IS - 4 N2 - The relationship of tuberculosis to industrial hazards is a subject that sooner or later must occupy the attention of most physicians dealing with individuals suffering from chest diseases. That tuberculosis does at times arise during and less frequently out of employment no one will deny. Just when tuberculosis becomes an industrial disease, however, seems at present to be a debatable point as, no doubt, in many cases it always will be. Nevertheless a working plan or rough outline by means of which one might orient his ideas before attempting to deal with such problems should prove of benefit, particularly to those unused to dealing with industrial cases of an alleged tuberculous nature.An interesting and helpful exposition of the subject is that of John B. Hawes 2d.1 This discussion covers both the legal and the medical aspects of these cases and refers particularly to the workman's compensation act of SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1929.02710040009003 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1929.02710040009003 ER -