Smoking expands expected lifetime with musculoskeletal disease regardless of educational level

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-196

  Brønnum Hansen, Henrik ^a   Juel, Knud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Education; Health expectancy; Musculoskeletal diseases; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 1642388305     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000017829.62827.a2     Document Type: Article

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