Potential Contribution of Work-Related Psychosocial Stress to the Development of Cardiovascular Disease and Type II Diabetes: A Brief Review

Environmental Health Insights

Volumn 8, Issue s1, 2014, Pages

  Krajnak, Kristine M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

review; sex differences; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014292495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/EHI.S15263     Document Type: Review

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