Consensus on evidence or evidence of consensus? The evolving role and the new expertise of the occupational physician

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-81

  Franco, Giuliano ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIETY; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

CONSENSUS; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0037352205     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg040     Document Type: Editorial

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