Smoking as a predictor of long-term work disability in physically active and inactive people

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 315-320

  Eriksen, W ^a   Natvig, B ^a   Rutle, O ^a   Bruusgaard, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health; Physical exercise; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICK LEAVE; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031880050     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/48.5.315     Document Type: Article

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