Do blue-collar workers perceive the worksite health climate differently than white-collar workers

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 319-324

  Morris, William R ^a   Conrad, Karen M ^b   Marcantonio, Richard J ^c   Marks, Beth A ^b   Ribisl, Kurt M ^d  

^a Occupational Nurse Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c SPSS Inc ^*  (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NUTRITION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; PERCEPTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032843326     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-13.6.319     Document Type: Article

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