Occupational health issues amongst UK doctors: A literature review

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 519-528

  Vijendren, A ^a   Yung, M ^a   Sanchez, J ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctors; NHS; Occupation hazards; Occupational illness; UK; Work related disease

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIANS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84943772298     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqv088     Document Type: Article

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