An ecological approach to facilitate successful employment outcomes among people with multiple chemical sensitivity

Work

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-349

  Koch, Lynn ^a   Rumrill, Phillip ^a   Hennessey, Mary ^a   Viestra, Courtney ^a   Roessler, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; SYMPTOM; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION;

CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 39549088478     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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