Effectiveness of participatory training on improving occupational health in small and medium enterprises in China

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-90

  Fu, Chuandong ^a   Zhu, Meifeng ^b   Yu, Tak Sun Ignatius ^c   He, Yonghua ^c,d  

^a Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Center   (China)

^b Department of Occupational Health   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Occupational health; Participatory training; Small and medium enterprises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; WELDING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WELDING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877154720     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2049396713Y.0000000021     Document Type: Article

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