Workplace organizational policies and practices in Ontario educational facilities

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 417-433

  Cullen, Kimberley L ^a,e   Williams, Renee M ^a   Shannon, Harry S ^a,b   Westmorland, Muriel ^a   Amick III, Benjamin C ^b,c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Institute for Work and Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability management; Disability prevention; Education sector; Organizational behaviour; Organizational policies and practices; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 23844438427     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-005-5947-4     Document Type: Article

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