Organisational change, job strain and increased risk of stroke? A pilot study

Work

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 443-449

  Medin, Jennie ^a,b   Ekberg, Kerstin ^a   Nordlund, Anders ^a   Eklund, Jörgen ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Stroke; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 58149357486     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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