Work ability of workers in western China: Reference data

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-93

  Lin, Sihao ^a   Wang, Zhiming ^a   Wang, Mianzhen ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Reference data; Western china; Work ability index

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE DATABASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 33644979513     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi195     Document Type: Article

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