The impact of systematic occupational health and safety management for occupational disorders and long-term work attendance

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 965-970

  Dellve, Lotta ^a   Skagert, Katrin ^a   Eklöf, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health and safety; Home care workers; Leadership; Nursing assistants; Participation processes; Sweden; Work environment; Work organization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; LEADERSHIP; OCCUPATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; WORK SCHEDULE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 48349143491     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.05.030     Document Type: Article

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