Occupation and subclinical carotid artery disease in women: Are clerical workers at greater risk?

Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-29

  Gallo, Linda C ^a   Troxel, Wendy M ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^a   Jansen McWilliams, Linda ^a   Kuller, Lewis H ^a   Sutton Tyrrell, Kim ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Occupation; Psychosocial; Risk factors; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037250545     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.1.19     Document Type: Article

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