Lower urinary tract symptoms in relation to lifestyle and medical conditions in Japanese workers

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 493-498

  Tomita, Kentaro ^a,b,c   Mizoue, Tetsuya ^d   Matsumoto, Tetsuro ^c  

^a Koukankai Tsurumi Occupational Health Center   (Japan)

^b Koukankai Tsurumi Occupational Health Center   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Lifestyles; Lower urinary tract symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; JAPAN; JAPANESE; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIPYARD WORKER; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 65449182729     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2009.02276.x     Document Type: Article

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