Enhancing evidence-based advice of occupational health physicians

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 368-378

  Schaafsma, Frederieke ^a   Hugenholtz, Nathalie ^a   de Boer, Angela ^a   Smits, Paul ^a   Hulshof, Carel ^a,b   van Dijk, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Society of Occupational Medicine NVAB   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Advice; Evidence based medicine; Occupational health care; Searching; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 36649004373     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1156     Document Type: Article

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