Coxarthrosis and farm work: A case-referent study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 497-501

  Thelin, Anders ^a,b,e   Jansson, Bjarne ^a   Jacobsson, Bo ^c   Ström, Håkan ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Swed Farm Safety/Prev Hlth Assc   (Sweden)

^c Löwenström Hospital   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Academic Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Agricultural work; Coxarthrosis; Hip joint; Occupation; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030966305     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199711)32:5<497::AID-AJIM9>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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