The effect of individual job coaching and use of health threat in a job-specific occupational health education program on prevention of work-related musculoskeletal back injury

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1413-1421

  Cheng, Andy Shu Kei ^a   Chan, Ernest Ping Shing ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Excel Rehabilitation Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 74549199296     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181bfb2a8     Document Type: Article

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