A systematic review of job-specific workers' health surveillance activities for fire-fighting, ambulance, police and military personnel

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 839-857

  Plat, M J ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a   Sluiter, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emergency services personnel; Job requirements; Job specific; Military personnel; Systematic review; Workers' health surveillance

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; SOLDIER; WORKPLACE;

EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 82555175833     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0614-y     Document Type: Review

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