Effort-reward imbalance at work and cardiovascular diseases

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-285

  Siegrist, Johannes ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Effort reward imbalance; Epidemiology; Intervention; Work stress

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROL; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; REWARD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REWARD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TECHNOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79951632192     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-010-0013-8     Document Type: Review

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