Periodic health checks in the workplace-is it time to change the prescription?

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 248-250

  Wynn, Philip ^a  

^a DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84878460327     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt032     Document Type: Editorial

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