Hospitals should be exemplars of healthy workplaces

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 424-426

  Russell, Lesley M ^a   Anstey, Matthew H R ^b   Wells, Susan ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HOUSING; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POLLUTION; SMOKING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS;

BULLYING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 84930012005     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01437     Document Type: Article

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