Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of disability pension: A prospective population based study in Finnish men

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 765-769

  Karpansalo, M ^a   Lakka, T A ^c   Manninen, P ^a   Kauhanen, J ^a   Rauramaa, R ^a   Salonen, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Inner Sava Health Centre   (Finland)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE TEST; FINLAND; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0141859899     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.10.765     Document Type: Article

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