Associations between police officer stress and the metabolic syndrome

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 243-256

  Hartley, Tara A ^a   Fekedulegn, Desta ^b   Knox, Sarah S ^a   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^b   Andrew, Michael E ^b   Violanti, John M ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Gender difference; Law enforcement; Perceived stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POLICE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLICE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865424926     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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