Job strain and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1: Results from the Swedish WOLF study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 341-344

  Brostedt, Erica M ^a,b   de Faire, Ulf ^b,c   Westerholm, Peter ^d   Knutsson, Anders ^e   Alfredsson, Lars ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1; Psychological stress; Risk factors; Work

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BURNOUT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 4344623876     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-004-0514-5     Document Type: Article

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