Workload, Control, and Social Support Effects on Serum Lipids: A Longitudinal Study Among Apparently Healthy Employed Adults

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-364

  Shirom, Arie ^a   Melamed, Samuel ^a   Rogowski, Ori ^b   Shapira, Itzhak ^b   Berliner, Shlomo ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

high density lipoprotein cholesterol; job demand control support model; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; social support at home; triglycerides

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIPIDS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70350457957     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015283     Document Type: Article

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