Long working hours and cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 532-537

  Kang, Mo Yeol ^a   Park, Hyunseung ^a   Seo, Jeong Cheol ^a   Kim, Donghoon ^a   Lim, Youn Hee ^a   Lim, Sinye ^c   Cho, Soo Hun ^a,b   Hong, Yun Chul ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Medical Research Center   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AORTA ANEURYSM; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUDDEN DEATH; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862095963     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31824fe192     Document Type: Review

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