National and international response to occupational hazards in the healthcare sector

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1076, Issue , 2006, Pages 607-614

  Froneberg, Brigitte ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Good practice; Health care sector; Health care worker; Internet resources; Legislation; Occupational safety and health

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETIREMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33845658210     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1371.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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