The role of psychosocial stress at work for the development of cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-79

  Backé, Eva Maria ^a   Seidler, Andreas ^a,b   Latza, Ute ^a   Rossnagel, Karin ^a   Schumann, Barbara ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Demand control model; Effort reward imbalance model; Job strain; Psychosocial stress at work; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANGINA;

EID: 84857439670     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0643-6     Document Type: Review

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