Using action research to improve health and the work environment for 3500 municipal bus drivers

Educational Action Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-106

  Poulsen, Kjeld B ^a   Jensen, Søren H ^a   Bach, Elsa ^a   Schostak, John F ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bus driver; Combined effect measure model; Critical reflection; Large scale intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248639296     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790601151228     Document Type: Article

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