Self-assessed occupational health and working environment of female nurses, cabin crew and teachers

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-273

  Sveinsdóttir, Herdis ^a   Gunnarsdóttir, Hólmfríour ^b   Frioriksdóttir, Hildur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Administration of Occupational Safety and Health Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cabin crew; Nurses; Occupational health; Teachers; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY; WORKPLACE;

FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); WORKPLACE;

EID: 34249893934     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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