Heavy work and disability pension – a long term follow-up of Swedish construction workers

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of disability pensions over time among workers with physically demanding jobs. METHODS: The occurrence of disability pension was prospectively studied between 1980–2008 among 325 549 Swedish construction workers. The risks for...

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Main Authors: Bengt Järvholm, Mikael Stattin, Suzan JW Robroek, Urban Janlert, Berndt Karlsson, Alex Burdorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2014-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3413