Overweight and obesity in UK firefighters

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 362-365

  Munir, F ^a   Clemes, S ^a   Houdmont, J ^b   Randall, R ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Emergency responders; Firefighters; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FIREFIGHTERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84864332661     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs077     Document Type: Article

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