Occupational medicine physicians in the United States: Demographics and core competencies

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-400

  Baker, Beth A ^a,e   Dodd, Kenton ^a,b   Greaves, Ian A ^c   Zheng, C J ^a   Brosseau, Lisa ^c   Guidotti, Tee ^d  

^a Occupational Medicine Consultants   (United States)

^b Concentra ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIRECTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOM SAMPLE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247252479     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31803b947c     Document Type: Article

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