Psychosocial work environment and risk of ischaemic heart disease in women: The Danish nurse cohort study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 318-322

  Allesøe, Karen ^a   Hundrup, Yrsa Andersen ^a   Thomsen, Jane Frølund ^a   Osler, Merete ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77953174115     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.043091     Document Type: Article

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