Shift work, risk factors and cardiovascular disease

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-99

  Bøggild, Henrik ^a   Knutsson, Anders ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease epidemiology; Review; Risk factors; Work schedule

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

EID: 0032931393     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.410     Document Type: Review

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