Self-reported work-related health problems from the Oslo Health Study

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 371-379

  Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind ^a   Kjuus, Helge ^a   Veiersted, Kaj Bo ^a   Wergeland, Ebba ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Directorate of Labour Inspection   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Occupational health; Prevalence; Prevention; Questionnaire; Self reported work related symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NECK PAIN; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33748033599     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql034     Document Type: Article

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