Risk factors for liver dysfunction in middle aged men based on four year health examination data

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-344

  Tajima, Kumiko ^a,c   Takeuchi, Kazuo ^b   Suzuki, Shosuke ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA PREFECTURAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health examination; Lifestyle; Liver function; Longitudinal study; Middle aged man; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032438533     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.40.339     Document Type: Article

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