Working population health metrics

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 339-349

  Nurminen, Markku ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Demography; Health promotion; Review; Statistics; Work ability; Worklife expectancy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LABOR PARTICIPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

AGING; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; WORK CAPACITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 7244248449     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.821     Document Type: Review

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