Noise sensitivity and disability retirement: A longitudinal twin study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 365-370

  Heinonen Guzejev, Marja ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^a   Silventoinen, Karri ^a   Mussalo Rauhamaa, Helena ^a   Vuorinen, Heikki S ^a   Heikkilä, Kauko ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE SENSITIVITY; PENSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TWINS; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84876413237     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318285f433     Document Type: Article

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