The workplace and cardiovascular health: Conclusions and thoughts for a future agenda

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 307-321

  Belkić, Karen ^a   Schnall, Peter ^a   Landsbergis, Paul ^a   Baker, Dean ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33749597420     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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