Does a stressful psychosocial work environment mediate the effects of shift work on cardiovascular risk factors?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 376-381

  Peter, Richard ^a   Alfredsson, Lars ^b   Knutsson, Anders ^c   Siegrist, Johannes ^d   Westerholm, Peter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherogenic lipids; Hypertension; Shift schedules; Stressful psychosocial work environment

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032832819     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.448     Document Type: Article

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