Risk of hospitalization among firefighters: the National Health Interview Survey, 1986-1994.
This study assessed the risk of hospitalization among firefighters. Data were derived from a nationally representative sample of 235 897 employed men from the National Health Interview Survey. Firefighters aged 30 to 39 years were at significantly increased risk for hospitalization relative to other employed men in the same age group (odds ratio = 1.93; 95% confidence interval=1.21, 3.09). Findings from this study and others support the call for longitudinal studies to monitor the health of this high-risk occupational group.
Lee
David J
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Highland Professional Building, Room 212-I, 1801 NW 9th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, USA. dlee@med.miami.edu
Fleming
Lora E
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Gomez-Marín
Orlando
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Leblanc
William
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005390:Fires; D006306:Health Surveys; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology