Transferring results of occupational safety and health cost-effectiveness studies from one country to another - A case study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 305-312

  Verbeek, Jos ^a   Pulliainen, Marjo ^b   Kankaanpää, Eila ^c   Taimela, Simo ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Diaconia University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d Evalua International   (Finland)

Author keywords

Economics; OSH

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE USE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WORK;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FINLAND; MASS COMMUNICATION; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAX;

NETHERLANDS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FINLAND; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77954170439     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3070     Document Type: Article

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