The Union Health Center: A working model of clinical care linked to preventive occupational health services

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 263-273

  Herbert, Robin ^a,e   Plattus, B ^b   Kellogg, L ^b   Luo, J ^a   Marcus, M ^d   Mascolo, A ^c   Landrigan, P J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Union Needletrades/Indust/Text E   (United States)

^c Union Health Center   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse effects; apparel industry; cumulative trauma disorder; formaldehyde; lead poisoning; minority groups; occupational disease prevention and surveillance; occupational health services; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LEAD POISONING; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0031038044     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199703)31:3<263::AID-AJIM1>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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