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Document ID (ISN)110158
CIS number 09-1064
ISSN - Serial title 0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Year 2009
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Frost P., Kolstad H.A., Bonde J.P.
Title Shift work and the risk of ischemic heart disease - A systematic review of the epidemiological evidence
Bibliographic information 2009, Vol.35, No.3, p.163-179. Illus. 54 ref.
Abstract The objective of this literature survey was to evaluate the epidemiologic evidence for a causal relation between shift work and ischemic heart disease. Relevant information was retrieved from 14 studies. Most studies based on fatal events showed no or weak associations while studies that combined fatal and non-fatal events showed modest positive associations. Overall, the epidemiological evidence for a causal relation between shift work and ischemic heart disease was found to be weak and inconclusive.
Descriptors (primary) myocardial infarction; risk factors; ischaemia; shift work
Descriptors (secondary) epidemiology; literature survey
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceDenmark
Subject(s) Ergonomics and work organization
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Cardiovascular diseases