Commentary triggered by the individual participant data meta-analysis consortium study of job strain and myocardial infarction risk

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-95

  Theorell, Töres ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84891605924     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3406     Document Type: Note

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