Shift Work and Arteriosclerosis Risk in Professional Bus Drivers

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-66

  Chen, Chun Chieh ^a,b   Shiu, Li Jie ^b   Li, Yu Ling ^b   Tung, Kuan Yeng ^b   Chan, Kwan Yu ^a   Yeh, Chih Jung ^b   Chen, Shiuan Chih ^a,b   Wong, Ruey Hong ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRIVER; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TRANSPORTATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549125883     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.07.093     Document Type: Article

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