Are long workhours health risk?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-169

  Härmä, Mikko ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYEE; EUROPE; FATIGUE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETIREMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP TIME; WORK DISABILITY; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038343389     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.719     Document Type: Editorial

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