Occupational mental health: A brief history

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 289-293

  Fingret, A ^a  

^a Finsbury Circus Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Occupational medicine; Occupational mental health; Stress

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033859088     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.5.289     Document Type: Review

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