Occupational health care for the 21st century: From health at work to workers' health

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-285

  Vanhoorne, Michel N ^a   Vanachter, Othmar V ^b   De Ridder, Maurits P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Flanders; Occupational health care; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYER; ETHICS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TRADE UNION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33747887287     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2006.12.3.278     Document Type: Review

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