Standing at work and progression of carotid atherosclerosis

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 227-236

  Krause, Niklas ^a,b,c   Lynch, John W ^c   Kaplan, George A ^c   Cohen, Richard D ^b   Salonen, Riitta ^d   Salonen, Jukka T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary heart disease; Hemodynamics; Occupational risk factors; Rehabilitation; Work posture

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STANDING; ULTRASOUND; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033938367     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.536     Document Type: Article

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