Improving work ability in construction workers - Let's get to work

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 321-324

  Welch, Laura S ^a  

^a The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; EDITORIAL; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIFESTYLE; MANUAL LABOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SMOKING; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK SCHEDULE; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AGING; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; NOTE; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; AGING; EMPLOYMENT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 70349934954     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1345     Document Type: Editorial

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