Legacy of implementing industrial health and safety in developing countries

Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 311-319

  Ahasan, Rabiul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collaboration and cooperation; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Industrial health; Occupational hygiene; Public attention; Regulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC SECTOR; SAFETY;

EID: 0035524725     PISSN: 13453475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa.20.311     Document Type: Article

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