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Journal Scan / Research · September 01, 2015

Long Working Hours Increase Risk for Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke

The Lancet

 

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The Lancet
Long Working Hours and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Published and Unpublished Data for 603 838 Individuals
Lancet 2015 Aug 19;[EPub Ahead of Print], M Kivimäki, M Jokela, ST Nyberg, A Singh-Manoux, EI Fransson, L Alfredsson, JB Bjorner, M Borritz, H Burr, A Casini, E Clays, D De Bacquer, N Dragano, R Erbel, GA Geuskens, M Hamer, WE Hooftman, IL Houtman, KH Jöckel, F Kittel, A Knutsson, M Koskenvuo, T Lunau, IE Madsen, ML Nielsen, M Nordin, T Oksanen, JH Pejtersen, J Pentti, R Rugulies, P Salo, MJ Shipley, J Siegrist, A Steptoe, SB Suominen, T Theorell, J Vahtera, PJ Westerholm, H Westerlund, D O'Reilly, M Kumari, GD Batty, JE Ferrie, M Virtanen

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