Association of physical activity at work with mortality in Israeli industrial employees: The CORDIS study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-135

  Kristal Boneh, Estela ^a   Harari, Gil ^a   Melamed, Samuel ^a   Froom, Paul ^b  

^a Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute Israel   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033953057     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200002000-00005     Document Type: Article

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