Worked to death? A census-based longitudinal study of the relationship between the numbers of hours spent working and mortality risk

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1820-1830

  O'Reilly, Dermot ^a   Rosato, Michael ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hours worked; Longitudinal study; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENSUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY RISK; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEATH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

HOURS WORKED; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUSES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892460982     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt211     Document Type: Article

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