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Research report based on BUDDE's thesis on the functions and legal status of industrial physicians working in occupational health services of private enterprises in Germany, Federal Republic - covers job requirements, employment, liabilitys, and the physician's relations at enterprise level (e.g. With the works council) as well as outside the plant; examines the confidentiality and data protection aspects of occupational health information in personnel records; comments on labour legislation concerning the dismissal of workers for health reasons. Bibliography.