Analysis of Japanese Occupational Health Services for small- and medium- scale enterprises in comparison with the Finnish system

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-120

  Mizoue, Tetsuya ^a,d   Huuskonen, Matti S ^b   Muto, Takashi ^c   Koskinen, Kari ^b   Husman, Kaj ^b   Bergström, Monica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Finland; Japan; Occupational health services; Small and medium scale enterprise

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; JAPAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032970985     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.41.115     Document Type: Article

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