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Integrating occupational health services with primary health care. 1985

S Gunatilake, and E J De Fonseka, and D N Fernando

In most developing countries, the occupational health services designed according to a Western model fail to reach millions of people working in small industries and agricultural settings. This article describes a WHO-assisted project in Sri Lanka to integrate occupational health with the existing primary health care services.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009786	Occupational Health Services	Health services for employees, usually provided by the employer at the place of work.	Employee Assistance Programs (Health Care),Employee Health Services,Employment-Based Services,Health Services, Employee,Health Services, Occupational,Services, Employee Health,Services, Employment-Based,Services, Occupational Health,Assistance Program, Employee (Health Care),Assistance Programs, Employee (Health Care),Employee Assistance Program (Health Care),Employee Health Service,Employment Based Services,Employment-Based Service,Health Service, Employee,Health Service, Occupational,Occupational Health Service,Program, Employee Assistance (Health Care),Programs, Employee Assistance (Health Care),Service, Employee Health,Service, Employment-Based,Service, Occupational Health,Services, Employment Based
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D013188	Sri Lanka	Country in southern Asia, an island in the Indian Ocean, south of India. The capital is Colombo.	Ceylon