Business Travel and Self-rated Health, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Journal of Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 24 March 2011
Catherine Richards, Andrew Rundle
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Although the differences were small, nontravelers and extensive travelers had the highest diastolic blood pressure and lowest high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and obesity are associated with extensive business travel.
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Poor self-rated health and obesity are associated with extensive business travel.
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