Educational differences in mobility: The contribution of physical workload, obesity, smoking and chronic conditions

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 401-408

  Sainio, Päivi ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Heliövaara, Markku ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH RISK; MOBILITY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOXICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC ARTHRITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SELF REPORT; WORK CAPACITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; WORKLOAD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34247482710     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.048306     Document Type: Article

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