Associations between dimensions of job stress and biomarkers of inflammation and infection

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 878-883

  Clays, Els ^a,c   De Bacquer, Dirk ^a   Delanghe, Joris ^a   Kittel, France ^b   Van Renterghem, Lieve ^a   De Backer, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; WORKLOAD;

CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 24944474059     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000171056.22917.ad     Document Type: Article

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