Ischemic heart disease in female cleaners

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-137

  Sjögren, Bengt ^a   Fredlund, Peeter ^b   Lundberg, Ingvar ^c,d   Weiner, Jan ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c Stockholm Public Transport   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^e Swedish Work Environment Authority   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Anxiety; Depression; Effort reward; Job strain; Periodontal disease; Smoking habits

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ANXIETY; CLEANER; CLEANING; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB STRESS; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; AIR POLLUTANT; DUST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL SERVICE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CENSUSES; DUST; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0041784666     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2003.9.2.134     Document Type: Review

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