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Physical disability after retirement and occupa- tional riskfactors duringworkinglife: a cross sectional epidemiological studyintheParis area

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The aim was to examine the relationship between exposure to occupational risk factors during working life and physical disability after retirement.
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Studyobjective-The aimwastoexamine therelationship betweenexposure tooccupational riskfactors duringworkinglife and physical disability afterretirement. Design-Thestudywasacrosssectional epidemiological surveyofarepresentative sampleofretired subjects belonging toa supplementary pensionfundintheParis area. Setting-The studytookplaceinthegeneralcommunity.

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