The level of leisure time physical activity is associated with work ability-a cross sectional and prospective study of health care workers

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Arvidson, Elin ^a   Börjesson, Mats ^b,c   Ahlborg, Gunnar ^a,d   Lindegård, Agneta ^a   Jonsdottir, Ingibjörg H ^a,d  

^a Institute of Stress Medicine   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Predictive instrument; Work ability index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORK; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84883892553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-855     Document Type: Article

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