Adverse psychosocial work factors, blood pressure and hypertension incidence: Repeated exposure in a 5-year prospective cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 402-408

  Trudel, Xavier ^a,b   Brisson, Chantal ^a,b   Milot, Alain ^b   Masse, Benoit ^c,d   Vézina, Michel ^b  

^a University Laval   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REWARD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84961266437     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204914     Document Type: Article

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