The influence of study characteristics on the healthy worker effect: A multiple regression analysis

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 345-350

  Chen, R ^a   Seaton, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthy worker effect; Mortality; Organic solvents

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; WORKER;

EID: 0029804103     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/46.5.345     Document Type: Article

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