Occupational risk of overweight and obesity: An analysis of the Australian Health Survey

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Allman Farinelli, Margaret A ^a   Chey, Tien ^b   Merom, Dafna ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKER;

EID: 77953529576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-5-14     Document Type: Article

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