Decreasing occupational injury and disability: The convergence of systems theory, knowledge transfer and action research

Work

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-239

  Guzmana, Jaime ^a,b   Yassia, Annalee ^a,b   Barilic, Raymond ^c   Loiseld, Patrick ^c  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action research; Knowledge transfer; MAPAC; Occupational disability; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGED CARE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SYSTEMS THEORY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 44449125856     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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