A cross-sectional study of workplace social capital and blood pressure: A multilevel analysis at Japanese manufacturing companies

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Fujino, Yoshihisa ^a   Kubo, Tatsuhiko ^a   Kunimoto, Masamizu ^b   Tabata, Hidetoshi ^b   Tsuchiya, Takuto ^b   Kadowaki, Koji ^b   Nakamura, Takehiro ^c   Oyama, Ichiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Asahi Kasei Chemicals Mizushima Works ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84874956583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002215     Document Type: Article

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