Physical fitness, absenteeism and workers' compensation in smoking and non-smoking police officers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 353-356

  Boyce, Robert W ^a   Perko, Michael A ^b   Jones, Glenn R ^c   Hiatt, Ann H ^d   Boone, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Work Physiology Associate Inc   (United States)

^d Department of Math and Statistics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Conditions of employment; Cost; Insurance; Physical fitness; Police; Rational basis; Smoking; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POLICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POLICE; SMOKING; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33748103205     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql057     Document Type: Article

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