When does work stress hurt? Testing the interaction with socioeconomic position in the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-343

  Wege, N ^a   Dragano, N ^a   Erbel, R ^b   Jockel, K H ^c   Moebus, S ^c   Stang, A ^d   Siegrist, J ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EDUCATION; OCCUPATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ANGINA;

EID: 41149086179     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.062315     Document Type: Article

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