A systematic review of occupational safety and health business cases

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 403-412

  Verbeek, Jos ^a   Pulliainen, Marjo ^a   Kankaanpää, Eila ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economics; Occupational safety and health; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRODUCTIVITY; WORKPLACE; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ABSENTEEISM; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ACCOUNTING; COST; EMBASE; HEALTH; MEDLINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 73449116112     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1355     Document Type: Review

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