Investigating obesity among professional drivers: The high risk professional driver study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 212-219

  Rosso, Gian Luca ^a,b   Perotto, Massimo ^c   Feola, Mauro ^d   Bruno, Graziella ^e   Caramella, Michele ^a  

^a ASL CN1   (Italy)

^b SeM Srl Servizi Medici   (Italy)

^c Medicina d'urgenza Ospedale Carle SCroce   (Italy)

^d Specialista in Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Driver health; Obesity; Professional drivers; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 84921310897     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22400     Document Type: Article

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