Managing work-related psychological complaints by general practitioners, in coordination with occupational physicians: A pilot Study - Developing and testing a guideline

Industrial Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-43

  Buijs, Peter C ^a   Van Dijk, Frank J H ^c   Evers, Marÿe ^a   Vd Klink, Jacques J L ^d   Anema, Han ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coordination; General practitioner; Guideline; Occupational health; Occupational physician; Psychological complaints; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846871510     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.45.37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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