Comparison of work-related ill-health data from different GB sources

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-37

  Hussey, L ^a   Carder, M ^a   Money, A ^a   Turner, S ^a   Agius, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Incidence rate; Mental ill health; Musculoskeletal; Occupational; Referral; Respiratory; Self reported ill health; Skin; Work related

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SELF REPORT; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84872153763     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs181     Document Type: Article

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