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Job strain, job demands, decision latitude, and risk of coronary heart disease within the Whitehall II study
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 2003 · Vol. 57(2) · pp. 147–153
Hannah Kuper✉(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)M Marmot(University College London)
Abstract
Job strain, high job demands, and, to some extent, low decision latitude, are associated with an increased risk of CHD among British civil servants.
Workplace Health and Well-beingEmployment and Welfare StudiesStress and Burnout ResearchJob strainMedicinePsychosocialIncidence (geometry)Civil servantsCohort studyCohortJob satisfactionProspective cohort studyDemography
MeSH terms
AdultAge FactorsCoronary DiseaseDecision MakingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansJob SatisfactionLondonMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesRisk Factors
Funding
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- British Heart Foundation
- Health and Safety Executive
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
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