Contribution of job control and other risk factors to social variations in coronary heart disease incidence

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9073, 1997, Pages 235-239

  Marmot, M G ^a   Bosma, H ^a   Hemingway, H ^a   Brunner, E ^a   Stansfeld, S ^a  

^a Intl Centre for Health and Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THORAX PAIN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030860720     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)04244-X     Document Type: Article

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