A prospective cohort study of employment status and mortality from circulatory disorders among Japanese workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 510-517

  Fujino, Yoshihisa ^a   Iso, Hiroyasu ^b   Tamakoshi, Akiko ^c   Inaba, Yutaka ^d   Koizumi, Akio ^e   Kubo, Tatsuhiko ^a   Yoshimura, Takesumi ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Circulatory diseases; Cohort study; Esmployment status; Japan; Occupational class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF EMPLOYMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 32044459673     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.510     Document Type: Article

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