Worker satisfaction with a workplace injury prevention and return-to-work program in a large Canadian hospital: The importance of an integrated approach

Work

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-181

  Ouellette, Veronic ^a   Badii, Maziar ^a   Lockhart, Karen ^a   Yassi, Annalee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability prevention; Healthcare workers; Primary and secondary prevention; Workplace assessment; Workplace injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33847682236     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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