Impact of workplace sociocultural attributes on participation in health assessments

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 797-803

  McLellan, Robert K ^a,b,c,d   MacKenzie, Todd A ^a,c   Tilton, Pamela A ^b   Dietrich, Allen J ^a   Comi, Richard J ^a,b   Feng, Yvonne Y ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; BIOMETRY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68649121170     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181a4b9e8     Document Type: Article

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