Is there an increased risk of knee osteoarthritis among farmers? A population-based case-control study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 345-350

  Holmberg, Sara ^a,b   Thelin, Anders ^b   Thelin, Nils ^c  

^a FoU centrum   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Excess weight; Farmer; Knee osteoarthritis; Occupation; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREST WORKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 4344686680     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-004-0518-1     Document Type: Article

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