Influence of physical, mental and intellectual development on disability in young Norwegian men

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 650-655

  Gravseth, Hans Magne ^a   Bjerkedal, Tor ^b   Irgens, Lorentz M ^c,d   Aalen, Odd O ^e   Selmer, Randi ^d   Kristensen, Petter ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Forsvarsnett   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conscript data; Disability; Education; Life course epidemiology; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISABILITY PENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLECT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; OBESITY; PENSION; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SHORT STATURE; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 56749104487     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn055     Document Type: Article

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