Health, work and the general practitioner

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-235

  Thorley, Kevan ^a   Hussey, L ^a   Agius, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 44949201640     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn069     Document Type: Editorial

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