Study of a mortality surge among transport workers in Japan

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 514-516

  Kagamimori, Sadanobu ^a   Nasermoaddeli, Ali ^a   Sun, Yingchun ^a   Sekine, Michikazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accidents; Japan; Mortality rate; Transport workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPAN; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; STOMACH CANCER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK CAPACITY; WORKER; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLES; TRANSPORTATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33846068150     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.514     Document Type: Article

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