A follow-up study of job strain and heart disease among males in the NHANES1 population

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 256-259

  Steenland, Kyle ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey ^b   Nowlin, Sue ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

heart disease; job strain; job stress; NHANES1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS;

EID: 0031054496     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199702)31:2<256::AID-AJIM16>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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