Myocardial infarction in Swedish subway drivers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-271

  Bigert, Carolina ^a,b   Klerdal, Kristina ^b   Hammar, Niklas ^a   Gustavsson, Per ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control study; Occupational exposure; Particle exposure; Underground

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRIVER; EMPLOYMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LABOR; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548685005     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1142     Document Type: Article

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