The opportunities and obstacles to collaboration between the developing and developed countries in the field of occupational health

Toxicology

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Rantanen, Jorma ^a   Lehtinen, Suvi ^a   Savolainen, Kai ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Developed and developing countries; Human resources; Infrastructure; Legislation; Occupational safety and health; Research

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFORMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REGISTRATION; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AFRICA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 2342513481     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.01.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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