Association between long working hours and serum gamma-glutamyltransferase levels in female workers: Data from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2011)

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Park, Seung Gwon ^a   Lee, Yong Jin ^a   Ham, Jung Oh ^a   Jang, Eun Chul ^a   Kim, Seong Woo ^a   Park, Hyun ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Gamma glutamyltransferase; Long working hours

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP TIME; SMOKING; WALKING; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84979197269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20524374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40557-014-0040-1     Document Type: Article

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