The association between blood pressure and work stress: The importance of measuring isolated systolic hypertension

Work and Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-97

  Rau, Renate ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Isolated systolic hypertension; Job strain; Overtime; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 33745713508     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370600679447     Document Type: Article

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