title: Morbidity and mortality patterns in Sweden.
abstract: This extensive review of morbidity and mortality patterns cites data from Bygghälsan, a Swedish program that has followed a quarter of a million construction workers for two decades. Comparisons are made among different types of workers, and standardized mortality ratios and standardized incidence ratios are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Provincial and Regional Health and Medical Care, National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Engholm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Englund
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D009790:Occupations / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*