The association between study characteristics and outcome in the relation between job stress and cardiovascular disease - A multilevel meta-regression analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 489-502

  Szerencsi, Karolina ^a   van Amelsvoort, Ludovic G P M ^a   Viechtbauer, Wolfgang ^a   Mohren, Danielle C L ^a   Prins, Martin H ^a   Kant, I Jmert ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Decision latitude; Heterogeneity; Job demand; Job strain; Meta analysis; Psychosocial factor; Review; Stroke; Systematic review; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DECISION ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; MODEL VALIDATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; STROKE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

SCANDINAVIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868590390     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3283     Document Type: Review

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