Commentary III. Making workplaces healthier: Generating better evidence on work organization intervention research

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-94

  Shannon, Harry S ^a   Cole, Donald C ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 2542453817     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-004-0042-9     Document Type: Note

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