How to promote prevention - Economic incentives or legal regulations or both?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-245

  Torén, Kjell ^a   Sterner, Thomas ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Labor unions; Occupational; Silicosis; Trichlorethylene

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; HEALTH POLICY; LEGAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST CONTROL; EMPLOYER; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037667611     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.727     Document Type: Article

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