Prevention Pathways: Application of the Critical Path Methodology in Occupational Health Services

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-47

  Godderis, Lode ^a   Vanhaecht, Kris ^a   Masschelein, Raphaël ^a   Sermeus, Walter ^a   Veulemans, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BELGIUM; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0345825880     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000106011.10612.96     Document Type: Article

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