Work organization and atherosclerosis: Findings from the ARIC study

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-18

  Muntaner, Carles ^a,b,f   Javier Nieto, F ^c   Cooper, Lawton ^d   Meyer, John ^a   Szklo, Moyses ^c   Tyroler, Herman A ^e  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e IL   (United States)

^f WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Occupational health; Socioeconomic factors; Stress; Stressful events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031951803     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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