Document ID (ISN) | 111304 |
CIS number |
10-0880 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
Year |
2011 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Wang X.S., Armstrong M.E., Cairns B.J., Key T.J., Travis R.C. |
Title |
Shift work and chronic disease: The epidemiological evidence |
Bibliographic information |
2011, Vol.61, p.78-89. 77 ref. |
Internet access |
Shift_work_and_chronic_disease.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
Shift work, including night work, has been hypothesized to increase the risk of chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolic syndrome and diabetes. The objective of this literature survey was to review recent published data on shift work and chronic disease. Published evidence is suggestive but not conclusive for an adverse association between night work and breast cancer but limited and inconsistent for cancers at other sites and all cancers combined. Findings on shift work, in relation to risks of CVD, metabolic syndrome and diabetes are also suggestive but not conclusive. |
Descriptors (primary) |
shift work; chronic diseases; risk factors |
Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiology; cancer; diabetes mellitus; cardiovascular diseases; literature survey |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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Browse category(ies) |
Epidemiology Cancer and carcinogens
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