Mortality and life expectancy of professional fire fighters in Hamburg, Germany: a cohort study 1950 – 2000

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The healthy worker effect may hide adverse health effects in hazardous jobs, especially those where physical fitness is required. Fire fighters may serve as a good example because they sometimes are severely exposed to hazardous subs...

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Published in:	Environmental Health
Main Authors:	Peschke Michel, Köchel Anja, Koch Peter, Flesch-Janys Dieter, Berger Jürgen, Wagner Norbert L, Ossenbach Trude
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2006-10-01
Online Access:	http://www.ehjournal.net/content/5/1/27