Toward a social structural understanding of occupational hazards in public health

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-146

  Lynn Skillen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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ARTICLE; CANADA; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 9044234010     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/rw4j-x1lu-4epf-nlw3     Document Type: Article

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