Health concerns of the U.S. fire service: Perspectives from the firehouse

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-118

  Jahnke, Sara A ^a   Poston, Walker S C ^a   Jitnarin, Nattinee ^a   C Keith Haddock, ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular health; Firefighter; Firefighter health; Injury; Prevention research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871782468     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.110311-QUAL-109     Document Type: Review

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