TY - T1 - Socioeconomic Status, Occupational Factors and Lifestyle as Predictors of Hospitalisation for Back Disorders SN - / UR - URN:ISBN:951-802-678-5; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/20338 T3 - A1 - Kaila-Kangas, Leena A2 - PB - Työterveyslaitos Y1 - 2006 LA - en AB - The aim of this dissertation was to examine the determinants of severe back disorders leading to hospital admission in Finland. First, back-related hospitalisations were considered from the perspective of socioeconomic status, occupation, and industry. Secondly, the significance of psychosocial factors at work, sleep disturbances, and such lifestyle factors as smoking and overweight was studied as predictors of hospitalisation due to back disorders. Two sets of data were used: 1) the populatio... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - epidemiologia N1 - PP - ER -