Economic evaluation in occupational health - Its goals, challenges, and opportunities

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-164

  Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BENZENE; CHEMICAL AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE;

ABSENTEEISM; BACKACHE; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MANPOWER; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLICATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; RUBBER INDUSTRY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34347376114     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1127     Document Type: Editorial

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