Covert coping with unfair treatment at work and risk of incident myocardial infarction and cardiac death among men: Prospective cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 420-425

  Leineweber, C ^a   Westerlund, H ^a,b   Theorell, T ^a   Kivimaki M ^b   Westerholm, P ^c   Alfredsson, L ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 79955485527     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088880     Document Type: Article

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