Effects of job strain on blood pressure: A prospective study of male and female white-collar workers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1436-1443

  Guimont, Chantal ^a,b   Brisson, Chantal ^a,b   Dagenais, Gilles R ^b   Milot, Alain ^b   Vézina, Michel ^a,b   Mâsse, Benoît ^c   Moisan, Jocelyne ^a,b   Laflamme, Nathalie ^a   Blanchette, Caty ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SITTING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEBEC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33746734397     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.057679     Document Type: Article

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