The Work Experience Measurement Scale (WEMS): A useful tool in workplace health promotion

Work

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 379-387

  Nilsson, Petra ^a,b   Andersson, H Ingemar ^a   Ejlertsson, Göran ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

measurement; salutogenic; scale; Work experience; workplace health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE; ARTICLE;

ADULT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84886706867     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-121541     Document Type: Article

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