Ischemic heart disease and welding in Scandinavian studies

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 2, 2006, Pages 50-53

  Sjögren, Bengt ^a   Gyntelbreg, Finn ^b   Hilt, Bjørn ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

ABO blood groups; C reactive protein; Fibrinogen; Interleukin 6; Review

Indexed keywords

ZINC OXIDE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; DISEASE MARKER; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METAL INDUSTRY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WELDING;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SCANDINAVIA; WELDING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33751051050     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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