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European Journal of Epidemiology
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 5/2010

01-05-2010 | Commentary

Shift-work and cardiovascular disease

Author: Annette Leclerc

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 5/2010

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Excerpt

The relations between shiftwork and cardiovascular disease (CVD) or coronary heart disease (CHD) have been studied for a long time. However, many questions remain, especially about pathways from shiftwork to risk factors for CVD. In this issue of EJE two papers, both issued from large cohorts, bring interesting contributions to this complex question [1, 2]. …
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Hublin C, Partinen M, Koskenvuo K, Silventoinen K, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J. Shift-work and cardiovascular disease: a population-based 22-year follow-up study. Eur J Epidemiol. 2010. doi:10.​1007/​s10654-010-9439-3.PubMed
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Metadata
Title
Shift-work and cardiovascular disease
Author
Annette Leclerc
Publication date
01-05-2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-010-9456-2

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