The impact of two organizational interventions on the health of service sector workers

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 529-549

  Dahl Jørgensen, Carla ^a   Saksvik, Per Øystein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATION; STRESS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER; EMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 27744559355     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/P67F-3U5Y-3DDW-MGT1     Document Type: Article

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