Value of preemployment medical assessments for white-collar workers

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 723-727

  Moshe, Shlomo ^a   Slodownik, Dan ^b   Merkel, Drorit ^c  

^a MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Hasharon Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Occupational medicine; Preemployment; White collar workers

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ABSENTEEISM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 11844286995     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.11.723-727     Document Type: Review

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