Night shift work increases the risk for type 2 diabetes

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 193-194

  Axelsson, John ^a   Puttonen, Sampsa ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT WORK; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; NURSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SHIFT WORKER; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84870903335     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2012-100649     Document Type: Note

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