Occupational health research in developing countries: A partner for social justice

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1916-1921

  Nuwayhid, Iman A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JUSTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 7244231230     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.11.1916     Document Type: Review

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