Workplace environment and risk of hypertension: Is obesity on the causal pathway?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1106-1107

  Siervo, Mario ^a   Wells, Jonathan C K ^b   Stephan, Blossom C M ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EMPLOYEE; ETHNICITY; FLUID BALANCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NOTE; OBESITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RISK; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84861029918     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283543bb3     Document Type: Note

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