Midlife work calls for and all-cause mortality: Do life-style elements modify the affiliation?

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Unit of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Unit of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Unit of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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Unit of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Lifestyles and Living Environments Unit, THL, Helsinki, Finland

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Unit of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Unit of Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

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Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

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