Hotel housekeeping work influences on hypertension management

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1402-1413

  Sanon, Marie Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Haitian immigrants; Hospitality; Hotel housekeeping; Hypertension management; Work influences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAITI; HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALITY; HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRANT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORK INFLUENCES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS; HOSPITALITY; HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING; HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT; WORK INFLUENCES;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HAITI; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84887240792     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22209     Document Type: Article

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