Occupational health needs of universities: A review with an emphasis on the United Kingdom

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 159-167

  Venables, K M ^a   Allender, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33644881921     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.022145     Document Type: Review

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