Characteristics of the million women study participants who have and have not worked at night

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 590-599

  Wang, Xiao Si ^a   Travis, Ruth C ^a   Reeves, Gillian ^a   Green, Jane ^a   Allen, Naomi E ^a   Key, Tim J ^a   Roddam, Andrew W ^a   Beral, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cohort; Night work; Risk factor; Shift work; Sleep; Vascular disease

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SMOKING; WOMENS HEALTH;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; NIGHT WORK; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORK SCHEDULE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84868540241     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3313     Document Type: Article

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