Differential associations of job control components with mortality: A cohort study, 1986-2005

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 175, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 609-619

  Joensuu, Matti ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b   Koskinen, Aki ^a   Kouvonen, Anne ^c   Pulkki Råback, Laura ^d   Vahtera, Jussi ^a,e   Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Väänänen, Ari ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Industry; Professional autonomy; Psychosocial factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL; AUTONOMY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SKILLED LABOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORESTRY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

FINLAND;

EID: 84859509365     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws028     Document Type: Article

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