Intervention studies in occupational epidemiology

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-210

  Kristensen, T S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 14544293554     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016097     Document Type: Article

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