Education and training programs for the prevention of work injuries: Do they work?

Work

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-232

  Innes, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Manual handling; Prevention programs; Training programs; Work related injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRAINING;

EID: 0030824614     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/wor-1997-9304     Document Type: Review

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