Factors associated with the activities of safety representatives in Spanish workplaces

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 784-790

  García, Ana M ^a,b,c   López Jacob, Maria José ^d   Dudzinski, Isabel ^d   Gadea, Rafael ^c   Rodrigo, Fernando ^c  

^a aISTAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Trade Union Institute for Work Environment and Health (ISTAS)   (Spain)

^d Trade Union Institute for Work Environment and Health ISTAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH MONITORING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34548160385     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.053504     Document Type: Article

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