The effect of labor force participation on coronary heart disease risk factors among middle-aged women: A cross-sectional study in a Japanese rural district

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 370-386

  Tsutsumi, Kaname ^a   Tsutsumi, Akizumi ^b   Orth Gomér, Kristina ^b  

^a Kyushu International University   (Japan)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease (CHD); Cross sectional studies; Risk factors; Social support; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042874907     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0304_6     Document Type: Article

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