Changes of occupational class differences in physical functioning: A panel study among employees (2000e2007)

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-270

  Pietiläinen, Olli ^a   Laaksonen, Mikko ^a   Pitkäniemi, Janne ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGE CLASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PANEL DATA; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BAYES THEOREM; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84857190703     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.110270     Document Type: Article

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