Methodological issues for intervention research in occupational health and safety

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 289-294

  Goldenhar, Linda M ^a   Schulte, Paul A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

intervention research; literature review; methodology; occupational health; occupational safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY;

BEHAVIOR; ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0029865683     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199604)29:4<289::AID-AJIM2>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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