The stress-disequilibrium theory: Chronic disease development, low social control, and physiological de-regulation

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 258-271

  Karasek, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Social control; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GAME; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS; THERMODYNAMICS; WORK;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTROPY; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STRESS; THERMODYNAMICS; WORK;

EID: 34147179023     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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