Physical demands at work, physical fitness, and 30-year ischaemic heart disease and all-cause mortality in the Copenhagen male study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 357-365

  Holtermann, Andreas ^a   Mortensen, Ole Steen ^a,b   Burr, Hermann ^a   Søgaard, Karen ^c   Gyntelberg, Finn ^b   Suadicani, Poul ^b  

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

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular health; Occupational health; Occupational physical activity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; FITNESS; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXYGEN; PRESSURE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN;

ANGINA;

EID: 77956245650     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2913     Document Type: Article

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