Objectives: To evaluate occupational history taking, as a detailed occupational history is the most effective means for proper diagnosis of occupational illness.
Methods: In order to determine the attitudes of 66 physicians working in Dokuz Eylül Medical Faculty Hospital about taking occupational history, 269 patient records were examined.
Results: It was detected that 43.9% of physicians took no occupational history from any of their patients. Occupational history was obtained from 81.8% of the patients in clinics where standard examination forms were in regular use.
Conclusion: We found that physicians were not in the habit of taking occupational histories.