Developing occupational health services for active age management

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-204

  McDermott, H J ^a   Kazi, A ^a   Munir, F ^a   Haslam, C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interventions; Occupational health; Older worker; Workability.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953396104     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqq026     Document Type: Article

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