The association of shift work and hypertension among male factory workers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 176-183

  Mohd Nazri Bin, Shafei ^a,b   Tengku, M A ^a   Winn, T ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

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EID: 39649116460     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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