The health of women in the US fire service

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jahnke, Sara A ^a   Poston, W S Carlos ^a   Haddock, C Keith ^a   Jitnarin, Nattinee ^a   Hyder, Melissa L ^a   Horvath, Cheryl ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Northwest Fire District   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Body composition; Fire fighters; Occupational health; Tobacco; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868253945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-12-39     Document Type: Article

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