Business travel and self-rated health, obesity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 358-363

  Richards, Catherine A ^a   Rundle, Andrew G ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; TRAVEL;

EID: 79955059207     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182143e77     Document Type: Article

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