Occupational Safety and Health in the Gambia: Developing Concern for Worker Health

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-88

  Culp, Kennith ^a   Bobb, Maram ^b   Marquez, Shannon P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b School of Nursing and Midwifery   (Gambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GAMBIA; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

GAMBIA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES;

EID: 0037313923     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990305100209     Document Type: Article

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