Perceived work-related stress and early atherosclerotic changes in healthy employees

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1037-1043

  Bugajska, Joanna ^a   Widerszal Bazyl, Maria ^a   Radkiewicz, Piotr ^d   Pasierski, Tomasz ^b   Szulczyk, Graüyna Anna ^b   Za̧bek, Jakub ^c   Wojciechowska, Boüena ^c   Jȩdryka Góral, Anna ^a,c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY   (Poland)

^d POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Early atherosclerosis; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SOMATIZATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 44649171849     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0297-6     Document Type: Article

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