The sense of coherence and risk of injuries: Role of alcohol consumption and occupation

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-41

  Poppius, Esko ^a,b   Virkkunen, H ^b   Hakama, M ^b   Tenkanen, L ^a,b  

^a Helsinki Heart Study   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRINKING; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; MODELING; OCCUPATION;

ACCIDENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; INJURY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; ADULT; CONTROL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINLAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ETELA SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HELSINKI; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL CLASS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37749031537     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.057232     Document Type: Article

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