Occupational stress and subclinical atherosclerosis: A systematic review

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 271-280

  Wilson, Mark D ^a   Conroy, Lorraine M ^a   Dorevitch, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid artery intima media thickness; Occupational health; Systematic review; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPLICATION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84924902894     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: 20493967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2049396714Y.0000000076     Document Type: Review

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