Major life events and the risk of ischaemic heart disease: Does accumulation increase the risk?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 904-913

  Andersen, Ingelise ^a   Diderichsen, Finn ^a   Kornerup, Henriette ^b   Prescott, Eva ^b   Rod, Naja Hulvej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gender; IHD; Life course; Major life events; Prospective study; Stress

Indexed keywords

TRANQUILIZER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH RISK; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR LIFE EVENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN;

EID: 80051932402     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr052     Document Type: Article

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