| Document ID (ISN) | 110461 |
| CIS number |
10-0017 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-92-3-159423-3 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 7
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| Author(s) |
Verbeek J., van Dijk F., eds. |
| Title |
A practical guide for the use of research information to improve the quality of occupational health practice |
| Original title |
産業保健サービスの質向上のための研究情報活用実践ガイド [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 2006. 69p. Illus. 67 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/pwh7elr.pdf [in English]
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/pwh7_japanese.pdf [in Japanese]
|
| Abstract |
Aimed at occupational health practitioners, the objective of this guide is to help develop skills in obtaining and using occupational health research information. Contents: why use research information; questions arising from practice; sources of information and research strategies; databases of interest to occupational health professionals; critical appraisal of research articles; application of research results to the question in practice. Also available in Japanese. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
WHO; occupational hygiene; occupational medicine; information processing and retrieval |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
industrial physicians; supply of information; research; computerized data bases |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Safety and health information
Occupational health services
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