Training of occupational safety and health: Knowledge among healthcare professionals in Malaysia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 586-591

  Lugah, V ^a   Ganesh, B ^b   Darus, Azlan ^c   Retneswari, M ^c   Rosnawati, M R ^d   Sujatha, D ^e  

^a Hulu Langat District Health Office   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d Occupational and Environmental Health Unit   (Malaysia)

^e Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Healthcare professionals; Healthcare workers; Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994; Occupational safety and health knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LAW; MALAYSIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; STAFF TRAINING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77956212626     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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