Vibration exposure and myocardial infarction incidence: The VHEEP case-control study

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 338-344

  Björ, Bodil ^a   Burström, Lage ^b   Nilsson, Tohr ^a   Reuterwall, Christina ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c R and D Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control; Myocardial infarction; Occupational; Risk factor; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUTABAGA; VIBRATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; VIBRATION;

EID: 33748098720     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql024     Document Type: Article

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