Body mass index and serum γ-glutamyltransferase level as risk factors for injuries related to professional horse racing: A prospective study

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-331

  Tobari, Hiroko ^a,b   Yamagishi, Kazumasa ^a   Noda, Hiroyuki ^c   Tanigawa, Takeshi ^d   Iso, Hiroyasu ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Japan Racing Association   (Japan)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^d EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accidents; Epidemiology; Horse riding; Physical examination; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; HORSE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY MASS INDEX; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HORSES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 72549106882     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.L8158     Document Type: Article

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