Overweight and obesity among Dutch workers: Differences between occupational groups and sectors

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Proper, Karin I ^a   Hildebrandt, Vincent H ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Obesity; Occupations; Overweight; Prevalence; Sectors; Working population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249166034     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0438-1     Document Type: Article

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