Exposure to heavy physical work from early to later adulthood and primary healthcare visits due to musculoskeletal diseases in midlife: a register linked study

Objectives To examine whether exposure to heavy physical work from early to later adulthood is associated with primary healthcare visits due to cause-specific musculoskeletal diseases in midlife. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Nationally representative Young Finns Study cohort, Finland. Participants 1056 participants of the Young Finns Study cohort. Exposure measure Physical work exposure was surveyed in early (18–24 years old, 1986 or...