Job strain in men, but not in women, predicts a significant rise in blood pressure after 6.5 years of follow-up

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 525-531

  Öhlin, Bertil ^a,b   Berglund, Göran ^a   Rosvall, Maria ^a   Nilsson, Peter M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypertension; Prospective studies; Stress; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33846799104     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32801220fa     Document Type: Article

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