The contemporary British workplace: A safer and healthier place?

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-107

  Robinson, Andrew M ^a   Smallman, Clive ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Injury and illness; Occupational health and safety; Work flexibility; Work organization; Workforce characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745219466     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017006061275     Document Type: Article

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