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Table 3 Recognition of various ethical codes by occupational physicians

From: Perception of and attitude toward ethical issues among Korean occupational physicians

Ethical codes

Specialist

Resident

Total

Kim’s Total [10]

(N = 80)

(N = 71)

(N = 151)

(N = 107)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

ACOEM a [6]

24 (30)

9 (12.7)

33 (21.9)

29 (22.5)

ICOH b [5]

16 (20)

18 (25.4)

34 (22.5)

20 (15.5)

FOM c [7]

2 (2.5)

1 (1.4)

3 (2)

5 (3.9)

ACGIH d [8]

4 (5)

4 (5.6)

8 (5.3)

15 (11.6)

Others

3 (3.8)

0 (0)

3 (2)

1 (0.8)

I have never heard of that.

43 (53.8)

50 (70.4)

93 (61.6)

59 (55.1)

  1. aACOEM: American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  2. bICOH: International Commission on Occupational Health
  3. cFOM: Faculty of Occupational Medicine
  4. dACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists