"Labor Unions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organizations comprising wage and salary workers in health-related fields for the purpose of improving their status and conditions. The concept includes labor union activities toward providing health services to members.
| Descriptor ID |
D007750
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.540.571
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| Concept/Terms |
Labor Unions- Labor Unions
- Labor Union
- Union, Labor
- Unions, Labor
Trade Unions- Trade Unions
- Trade Union
- Union, Trade
- Unions, Trade
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Labor Unions" by people in Profiles.
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Lee N, Sung H, Kim JH, Punnett L, Kim SS. Perceived discrimination and low back pain among 28,532 workers in South Korea: Effect modification by labor union status. Soc Sci Med. 2017 03; 177:198-204.
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Mawn B, Siqueira E, Koren A, Slatin C, Devereaux Melillo K, Pearce C, Hoff LA. Health disparities among health care workers. Qual Health Res. 2010 Jan; 20(1):68-80.
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Barbeau EM, Hartman C, Quinn MM, Stoddard AM, Krieger N. Methods for recruiting white, black, and hispanic working-class women and men to a study of physical and social hazards at work: the United for Health study. Int J Health Serv. 2007; 37(1):127-44.
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Peyser H, Altesman R, Anfang S, Berger J, Rogoff J, Vickar G, Peele R, Weinstein H, Koss M, Weker J, Seligman R. Boycott of Israeli academics and the position of the American Psychiatric Association. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci. 2007; 44(1):74.
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Barbeau EM, Li Y, Calderon P, Hartman C, Quinn M, Markkanen P, Roelofs C, Frazier L, Levenstein C. Results of a union-based smoking cessation intervention for apprentice iron workers (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2006 Feb; 17(1):53-61.
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Krieger N, Waterman PD, Hartman C, Bates LM, Stoddard AM, Quinn MM, Sorensen G, Barbeau EM. Social hazards on the job: workplace abuse, sexual harassment, and racial discrimination--a study of Black, Latino, and White low-income women and men workers in the United States. Int J Health Serv. 2006; 36(1):51-85.
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Forde MS, Punnett L, Wegman DH. Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in union ironworkers. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2005 Apr; 2(4):203-12.
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Morse T, Punnett L, Warren N, Dillon C, Warren A. The relationship of unions to prevalence and claim filing for work-related upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Am J Ind Med. 2003 Jul; 44(1):83-93.
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Snyder TB, Himmelstein J, Pransky G, Beavers JD. Business analysis in occupational health and safety consultations. J Occup Med. 1991 Oct; 33(10):1040-5.
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Boden LI, Hall JA, Levenstein C, Punnett L. The impact of health and safety committees. A study based on survey, interview, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration data. J Occup Med. 1984 Nov; 26(11):829-34.