Work conditions as risk factors for varicose veins of the lower extremities in certain professions of the working population of Rijeka

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-38

  Kontošić, Ivica ^a   Vukelić, Mihovil ^a   Dreščik, Ivan ^b   Mesaroš Kanjski, Elika ^c   Materljan, Eris ^a   Jonjić, Anto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^c Teaching Institute of Public heath Primorsko goranska County   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Lower extremities; Profession; Risk factor; Varicose vein; Work condition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VARICOSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034132801     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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