Characteristics of effective job health and safety committees*

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Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-457

  Morse, Tim ^a   Goyzueta, Jeanette ^b   Curry, Leslie ^b   Warren, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONNECTICUT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 65649091749     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.18.4.c     Document Type: Article

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