Cross-sectional study on occupational noise and hypertension in the workplace

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 106-110

  Inoue, Masaiwa ^a   Laskar, M S ^a   Harada, Noriaki ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Occupational noise; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750930631     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.60.2.106-110     Document Type: Article

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