Job strain, worksite support, and nutrient intake among employed Japanese men and women

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-89

  Kawakami, Norito ^a   Tsutsumi, Akizumi ^a   Haratani, Takashi ^b   Kobayashi, Fumio ^c   Ishizaki, Masao ^d   Hayashi, Takeshi ^e   Fujita, Osamu ^f   Aizawa, Yoshiharu ^g   Miyazaki, Shogo ^h   Hiro, Hisanori ⁱ   Masumoto, Takeshi ^j   Hashimoto, Shuji ^k   Araki, Shunichi ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Institute of Industrial Health   (Japan)

^c AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e HITACHI Information and Telecomunication Systems Shinkawasaki Health Care Center   (Japan)

^f Kariya General Hospital Eastern Division   (Japan)

^g KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ Adecco Health Support Center   (Japan)

^j MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^k FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Coronary disease; Dietary fats; Japan; Risk factors; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645032638     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.16.79     Document Type: Article

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