The relationship between current and former shift work and the metabolic syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 343-348

  Puttonen, Sampsa ^a,b   Viitasalo, Katriina ^c   Härmä, Mikko ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Finnair Health Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIFT WORKER; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863704929     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3267     Document Type: Article

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