How a health and safety management training program may improve the working environment in small- and medium-sized companies

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-271

  Torp, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MANAGER; MOTOR VEHICLE; SAFETY; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 40549088224     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318163866f     Document Type: Article

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