A comparison of Obesity and Some Cardiovascular Risk Factors between Male Employees of Gas Refinery, Petrochemical Plant, and Non-Industrial Workplaces

Background and purpose: It is likely that industrial workplaces increase the chance of developing obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the employees. The aim of this study was to compare obesity and some health markers between male employees of gas refinery (first exposure group) and p...

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Main Authors: Irandokht Nikbakht-Jam, Hossein Mohaddes-Ardabili, Pardis Keshavarz, Razieh Hassanpour, Arash Kianzad, Mohammad-Sobhan Sheikh-Andalibi, Elham Mohammadzadeh, Amir Avan, Maryam Tayefi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2018-03-01
Series:علوم بهداشتی ایران
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Online Access:http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-616-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1