Hospitalization for lifestyle related diseases in long haul drivers compared with other truck drivers and the working population at large

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Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-353

  Dahla, Søren ^a   Kaerlevb, Linda ^b,c   Jensena, Anker ^a,d   Tüchsene, Finn ^e   Hannerze, Harald ^e   Nielsenb, Per Sabro ^b   Olsenf, Jørn ^f  

^a Section of Cardiology   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Occupational Health Center South   (Denmark)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related diseases; Chronic ischaemic heart disease; Diabetes; Lifestyle related diseases; Long haul truck driver; Lung cancer; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVER; EMPHYSEMA; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERALIMENTATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70349556024     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/wor-2009-0882     Document Type: Article

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