A petroleum company's experience in implementing a comprehensive medical fitness for duty program for professional truck drivers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-196

  Kashima, Sara R ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRIVER; FITNESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PETROLEUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0037326401     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000048164.87707.b4     Document Type: Article

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