Abstract:
:A qualitative pilot study was conducted in Baltimore City with the aim of documenting specific occupational safety challenges of small-scale urban retailers, or "corner store" owners. Semistructured interviews with a small sample ( n = 4) revealed significant challenges for owners and workers, and revealed potential areas for occupational health intervention.
journal_name
Workplace Health Safjournal_title
Workplace health & safetyauthors
Ceryes CA,Flamm L,Fitzgerald Sdoi
10.1177/2165079917690174subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-02-01 00:00:00pages
92issue
2eissn
2165-0799issn
2165-0969journal_volume
65pub_type
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journal_title:Workplace health & safety
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doi:10.1177/2165079918821701
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abstract::With the aging of the work force, occupational health nurses must prepare for encounters with clients who are challenged by osteoarthritis or osteoporosis. Clients should be encouraged to exercise safely to promote functioning at home and work. This article reviews recent literature on the benefits of exercise for wor...
journal_title:Workplace health & safety
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doi:10.1177/216507991206000902
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abstract::Although disparities in smoking prevalence between white collar workers and blue collar workers have been documented, reasons for these disparities have not been well studied. The objective of this study was to determine variables associated with smoking among Operating Engineers, using the Health Promotion Model as a...
journal_title:Workplace health & safety
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journal_title:Workplace health & safety
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更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Workplace health & safety
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journal_title:Workplace health & safety
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/2165079916671534
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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