Work ability in midlife as a predictor of mortality and disability in later life: A 28-year prospective follow-up study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Von Bonsdorff, Mikaela B ^a   Seitsamo, Jorma ^b   Ilmarinen, Juhani ^d   Nygård, Clas Håkan ^c   Von Bonsdorff, Monika E ^a,b   Rantanen, Taina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVOR; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 79952322812     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100713     Document Type: Article

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