Use of prescribed medication at work in employees with chronic illness

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 480-487

  Munir, Fehmidah ^a   Yarker, Jo ^b   Haslam, Cheryl ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Medication use; Support; Workplace intervention

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34948875844     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm058     Document Type: Article

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