Work organization and its effects on the health of Chinese workers with English as a second language: A qualitative approach

Work

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-390

  Lin, Chia Yu A ^a   Williams, Renee M ^b   Shannon, Harry S ^b,c   Wilkins, Seanne ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese ESL workers; Work and health; Worker's perception; Workplace health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINESE; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFICE WORKER; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CHINA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 34249653120     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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