Jacob Libby OTRL
Occupational Therapist
1717 E CHICAGO RD STURGIS MI, 49091About
Dr. Jacob Libby practices Occupational Medicine in STURGIS, MI. Dr. Libby evaluates the interaction between work and health. Occupational medicine physicians have general knowledge of worksite operations and are familiar with the toxic properties of materials used by employees and the potential hazards and stressors of work processes; in addition to being qualified to determine an employees physical and emotional fitness for work; diagnosing and treating occupational diseases; handling work related injuries; and having an understanding of rehabilitation methods, health education techniques, sanitation, and workers compensation laws.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Deciduous enamel defects in prehistoric Americans from Dickson Mounds: prenatal and postnatal stress.
- Frequency and chronological distribution of dental enamel hypoplasia in enslaved African Americans: a test of the weaning hypothesis.
- Comment on "Hypoplastic area method for analyzing enamel hypoplasia" B.E.Ensor and J.D. Irish, American Journal of Physical Anthropology (1995) 98:507-517.
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