A trial of a job-specific workers' health surveillance program for construction workers: Study protocol

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Boschman, Julitta S ^a   Van Der Molen, Henk F ^a,b   Van Duivenbooden, Cor ^b   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique Hw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Arbouw   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 80053173795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-743     Document Type: Article

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