Angina pectoris, job strain, and social status: A cross-sectional study of employed urban citizens

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 312-322

  Netterstrøm, Bo ^a   Kristensen, Tage S ^b   Møller, Lars ^d   Jensen, Gorm ^c   Schnohr, Peter ^c  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^d Hillerød Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Ischemic heart disease; Job strain; Psychosocial factors; Social status; Stress; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032465884     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0504_5     Document Type: Article

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