Effort/reward imbalance and sedentary lifestyle: An observational study in a large occupational cohort

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 422-427

  Kouvonen, A ^a   Kivimaki M ^a,b   Elovainio, M ^c   Pentti, J ^b   Linna, A ^b   Virtanen, M ^b   Vahtera, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SMOKING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REWARD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33744808524     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.020974     Document Type: Article

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