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United Press International - December 23, 2008
Tel Aviv University researcher Dr. Shlomo Moshe of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine said medical exams are often not an accurate predictor of competency or job performance.
For the disabled, people with diseases like HIV, or those who are simply mega-stressed at the thought of a doctor's waiting room, undergoing a medical exam to qualify for a job can be daunting, Moshe said.
"A questionnaire can effectively rule out those who are not fit for white collar and non-hazardous blue collar positions, and with our test, more people are actually found fit for work than those assessed by a medical exam," Moshe said in a statement.
"It's only natural that an employer wants to be sure he won't be affected by an employee's medical problems, and that a disability won't affect job performance -- he wants a certificate of health. Now we can give that without extracting a drop of blood or urine."
Researchers in the study show that 98 percent of all people who take the questionnaire are correctly deemed suitable for employment.
The findings are published in the Occupational Medicine journal.
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