Impact of shift work on cardiovascular functions in a 10-year follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-277

  Murata, Katsuyuki ^a   Yano, Eiji ^a   Shinozaki, Toshiaki ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular effect; Heart rate adjusted QT interval; Shift work

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SHIFT WORKER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032792427     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.434     Document Type: Article

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