What is the strategic value of occupational and environmental medicine? Observations from the United States and Australia

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1124-1134

  Emmett, Edward A ^a,b  

^a Natl Occup Hlth and Safety Commn   (Australia)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0029962557     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199611000-00012     Document Type: Article

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