Breast cancer among shift workers: Results of the WOLF longitudinal cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-177

  Knutsson, Anders ^a   Alfredsson, Lars ^b   Karlsson, Berndt ^c   Åkerstedt, Torbjörn ^d   Fransson, Eleonor I ^b,e   Westerholm, Peter ^f   Westerlund, Hugo ^d  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronodisruption; Circadian rhythm; Cox regression; Melatonin; Neoplasm; Night work; Shift work

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CANCER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH RISK; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOMENS HEALTH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NIGHT WORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84874750612     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3323     Document Type: Article

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