Psychosocial work environment and risk of ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease: A prospective longitudinal study of 75 236 construction workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 280-287

  Schiöler, Linus ^a   Söderberg, Mia ^a   Rosengren, Annika ^a   Järvholm, Bengt ^b   Torén, Kjell ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Job control; Job demand; Job strain; Karasek; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STROKE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB DEMAND CONTROL MODEL; JOB STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS ASSESMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CORONARY DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

SWEDEN;

ADULT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84929659372     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3491     Document Type: Article

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