Work stress

Epidemiology of Work Related Diseases: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 283-308

  Amick, Benjamin ^a   Kasl, Stanislav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular fitness; Electrocardiographic findings; Neuroticism; Occupational epidemiology; Work stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949788112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470695005.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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