Evaluation of the effectiveness of pre-employment screening

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-276

  Sorgdrager, Bas ^a   Hulshof, Carel T J ^a   van Dijk, Frank J H ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based medicine; Occupational health services; Potroom asthma; Pre employment medical examination

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM FACTORY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EOSINOPHILS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2442688103     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0492-z     Document Type: Article

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