Addressing the Cardiometabolic Risk of Working in Physically Demanding Occupations

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-354

  Burr, Jamie F ^a   Goodman, Jack M ^b   Thomas, Scott G ^b   Jamnik, Veronica K ^c   Gledhill, Norman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Chronic disease; Coronary; Diabetes; Exertion; Heart; Ischemic; Job; Metabolic syndrome; Physiology; Work

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TEMPERATURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84874078037     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-012-0239-z     Document Type: Review

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