A randomised controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of targeted occupational health and safety consultation or inspection in Ontario manufacturing workplaces

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 890-900

  Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^a,b   Robson, Lynda ^a   Cole, Donald C ^a,b   Amick III, Benjamin C ^a,c   Tompa, Emile ^a,d   Smith, Peter M ^a,b,e   Van Eerd, Dwayne ^a,f   Mustard, Cameron ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORK DISABILITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84870061083     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100333     Document Type: Article

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