Child health: A legitimate business concern

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-321

  Major, Debra A ^a   Cardenas, Rebekah A ^a   Allard, Carolyn B ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; EVALUATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; LACTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WORK;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 7944232323     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.9.4.306     Document Type: Review

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