Chronic work stress is associated with atherogenic lipids and elevated fibrinogen in middle-aged men

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-156

  Siegrist, Johannes ^a   Peter, R ^a   Cremer, P ^b   Seidel, D ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; LDL cholesterol; Work stress

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FIBRINOGEN METABOLISM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030789229     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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