Does retirement reduce the risk of myocardial infarction? A prospective registry linkage study of 617511 Danish workers

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 160-167

  Olesen, Kasper ^a   Rugulies, Reiner ^b   Rod, Naja Hulvej ^c   Bonde, Jens Peter ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Occupational health; Retirement; Work

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RETIREMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHABITATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX; WORKER; INCIDENCE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DENMARK;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETIREMENT; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896863661     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt260     Document Type: Article

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