Cold-related symptoms among the healthy and sick of the general population: National FINRISK Study data, 2002

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 380-388

  Nayha S ^a,b   Hassi, J ^a   Jousilahti, P ^c   Laatikainen, T ^c   Ikaheimo T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiac symptoms; Cold exposure; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMON COLD SYMPTOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 79958814537     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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