Women's occupational health: A critical review and discussion of current issues

Women and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 39-68

  Messing, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methodology; Musculoskeleral; Occupational health; Problems; Stress; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0030775617     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v25n04_03     Document Type: Review

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