Shift work, shift change, and risk of death from heart disease at work

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-281

  Steenland, Kyle ^a   Fine, Larry ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

heart disease; occupational mortality; shiftwork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DEATH; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0029937666     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199603)29:3<278::AID-AJIM8>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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