Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and the Perception of General Health among Male Law Enforcement Officers: Encouraging Behavioral Change

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 219-226

  Ramey, Sandra L ^a  

^a Grand View College   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POLICE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLICE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS;

EID: 0037844648     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990305100504     Document Type: Article

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