Finnish research project on aging workers in 1981-1992

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 7-11

  Tuomi, Kaija ^a   Ilmarinen, Juhani ^a   Klockars, Matti ^a,b   Nygård, Clas Håkan ^c   Seitsamo, Jorma ^a   Huuhtanen, Pekka ^a   Martikainen, Rami ^a   Aalto, Lea ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly worker; Follow up study; Health; Life style; Mortality; Occupation; Symptoms of stress; Work; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORKER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030837754     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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