Occupational determinants for rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 243-249

  Olsson, Åsa Reckner ^a   Skogh, Thomas ^b   Wingren, Gun ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Case referent study; Farmers; Nonresponse bias; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT;

HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GENDER; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SWEDEN; TEXTILE WORKER;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0343090513     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.538     Document Type: Article

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