Association of self-rated physical health and incident hypertension with O*NET factors: Validation using a representative national survey

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-145

  Meyer, John D ^a,b   Cifuentes, Manuel ^c   Warren, Nicholas ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FISHING; FORESTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION NETWORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; WORK;

EID: 79952194758     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318203f220     Document Type: Article

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