Invited commentary: The search for preventable causes of cardiovascular disease - Whither work?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1422-1425

  Cullen, Mark R ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiologic methods; Occupational groups; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649184620     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp078     Document Type: Note

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