Whitehall II - Social and Occupational Influences On Health and Illness

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1 Health inequalities among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study. Lancet 1991 24.79
2 Contribution of job control and other risk factors to social variations in coronary heart disease incidence. Lancet 1997 10.44
3 Cohort Profile: the Whitehall II study. Int J Epidemiol 2004 7.63
4 Evidence based cardiology: psychosocial factors in the aetiology and prognosis of coronary heart disease. Systematic review of prospective cohort studies. BMJ 1999 6.44
5 Low job control and risk of coronary heart disease in Whitehall II (prospective cohort) study. BMJ 1997 6.13
6 The measurement of effort-reward imbalance at work: European comparisons. Soc Sci Med 2004 5.19
7 Sickness absence as a measure of health status and functioning: from the UK Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 1995 5.10
8 Two alternative job stress models and the risk of coronary heart disease. Am J Public Health 1998 4.59
9 Psychosocial work environment and sickness absence among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study. Am J Public Health 1996 4.22
10 Explaining socioeconomic differences in sickness absence: the Whitehall II Study. BMJ 1993 4.16
11 Effects of chronic job insecurity and change in job security on self reported health, minor psychiatric morbidity, physiological measures, and health related behaviours in British civil servants: the Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2002 3.98
12 Subjective social status: its determinants and its association with measures of ill-health in the Whitehall II study. Soc Sci Med 2003 3.79
13 Adrenocortical, autonomic, and inflammatory causes of the metabolic syndrome: nested case-control study. Circulation 2002 3.63
14 Social inequalities in health: next questions and converging evidence. Soc Sci Med 1997 3.55
15 Sickness absence as a global measure of health: evidence from mortality in the Whitehall II prospective cohort study. BMJ 2003 3.54
16 Social inequality in coronary risk: central obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Evidence from the Whitehall II study. Diabetologia 1997 3.34
17 When does cardiovascular risk start? Past and present socioeconomic circumstances and risk factors in adulthood. J Epidemiol Community Health 1999 3.15
18 Does autonomic function link social position to coronary risk? The Whitehall II study. Circulation 2005 3.12
19 Childhood social circumstances and psychosocial and behavioural factors as determinants of plasma fibrinogen. Lancet 1996 3.11
20 Psychosocial work characteristics and social support as predictors of SF-36 health functioning: the Whitehall II study. Psychosom Med 1998 3.05
21 Social class and minor psychiatric disorder in British Civil Servants: a validated screening survey using the General Health Questionnaire. Psychol Med 1992 2.93
22 Prospective study of social and other risk factors for incidence of type 2 diabetes in the Whitehall II study. Arch Intern Med 2004 2.69
23 Relative contribution of early life and adult socioeconomic factors to adult morbidity in the Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2001 2.69
24 Work characteristics predict psychiatric disorder: prospective results from the Whitehall II Study. Occup Environ Med 1999 2.68
25 Socioeconomic and sex differentials in reason for sickness absence from the Whitehall II Study. Occup Environ Med 1998 2.66
26 Serum lipids, lipid-lowering drugs, and the risk of breast cancer. Arch Intern Med 2005 2.66
27 The impact of socioeconomic status on health functioning as assessed by the SF-36 questionnaire: the Whitehall II Study. Am J Public Health 1997 2.65
28 Job strain, job demands, decision latitude, and risk of coronary heart disease within the Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003 2.65
29 Psychological distress as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in the Whitehall II Study. Int J Epidemiol 2002 2.53
30 Predictors of early retirement in British civil servants. Age Ageing 2000 2.45
31 Dietary assessment in Whitehall II: comparison of 7 d diet diary and food-frequency questionnaire and validity against biomarkers. Br J Nutr 2001 2.32
32 Is the SF-36 a valid measure of change in population health? Results from the Whitehall II Study. BMJ 1997 2.27
33 A comparison of self-reported sickness absence with absences recorded in employers' registers: evidence from the Whitehall II study. Occup Environ Med 2005 2.22
34 Differences in cortisol awakening response on work days and weekends in women and men from the Whitehall II cohort. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2004 2.19
35 Organisational justice and change in justice as predictors of employee health: the Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2004 2.00
36 Is retirement good or bad for mental and physical health functioning? Whitehall II longitudinal study of civil servants. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003 1.98
37 Association of the metabolic syndrome with both vigorous and moderate physical activity. Int J Epidemiol 2003 1.95
38 Deriving a survey measure of social support: the reliability and validity of the Close Persons Questionnaire. Soc Sci Med 1992 1.92
39 Work and psychiatric disorder in the Whitehall II Study. J Psychosom Res 1997 1.89
40 Sickness absence in the Whitehall II study, London: the role of social support and material problems. J Epidemiol Community Health 1995 1.89
41 Explaining social class differences in depression and well-being. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 1998 1.87
42 Socioeconomic trajectories across the life course and health outcomes in midlife: evidence for the accumulation hypothesis? Int J Epidemiol 2004 1.86
43 Low blood pressure, low mood? BMJ 1992 1.80
44 The influence of low job control on ambulatory blood pressure and perceived stress over the working day in men and women from the Whitehall II cohort. J Hypertens 2004 1.80
45 Blood pressure reactions to acute psychological stress and future blood pressure status: a 10-year follow-up of men in the Whitehall II study. Psychosom Med 2001 1.80
46 Does access to cardiac investigation and treatment contribute to social and ethnic differences in coronary heart disease? Whitehall II prospective cohort study. BMJ 2004 1.78
47 Prospective study of physical activity and physical function in early old age. Am J Prev Med 2005 1.65
48 Job insecurity in white-collar workers: toward an explanation of associations with health. J Occup Health Psychol 2001 1.65
49 The importance of low control at work and home on depression and anxiety: do these effects vary by gender and social class? Soc Sci Med 2002 1.65
50 Multiple measures of socio-economic position and psychosocial health: proximal and distal measures. Int J Epidemiol 2002 1.64
51 Justice at work and reduced risk of coronary heart disease among employees: the Whitehall II Study. Arch Intern Med 2005 1.61
52 Effects of moderate and vigorous physical activity on heart rate variability in a British study of civil servants. Am J Epidemiol 2003 1.52
53 The role of cognitive ability (intelligence) in explaining the association between socioeconomic position and health: evidence from the Whitehall II prospective cohort study. Am J Epidemiol 2005 1.50
54 Socioeconomic differences in weight gain and determinants and consequences of coronary risk factors. Am J Clin Nutr 1999 1.49
55 Social inequalities in depressive symptoms and physical functioning in the Whitehall II study: exploring a common cause explanation. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003 1.49
56 Sickness absence for psychiatric illness: the Whitehall II Study. Soc Sci Med 1995 1.49
57 Self-reported job insecurity and health in the Whitehall II study: potential explanations of the relationship. Soc Sci Med 2005 1.44
58 Self-reported economic difficulties and coronary events in men: evidence from the Whitehall II study. Int J Epidemiol 2005 1.43
59 Alcohol consumption and sickness absence: from the Whitehall II study. Addiction 1993 1.42
60 Employment status and health after privatisation in white collar civil servants: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2001 1.42
61 Socioeconomic differences in dietary patterns among middle-aged men and women. Soc Sci Med 2003 1.41
62 Health selection in the Whitehall II study, UK. Soc Sci Med 2003 1.41
63 Working while ill as a risk factor for serious coronary events: the Whitehall II study. Am J Public Health 2005 1.40
64 Alcohol consumption and cognitive function in the Whitehall II Study. Am J Epidemiol 2004 1.39
65 Work, retirement and physical activity: cross-sectional analyses from the Whitehall II study. Eur J Public Health 2005 1.37
66 Future uncertainty and socioeconomic inequalities in health: the Whitehall II study. Soc Sci Med 2003 1.35
67 Change in health inequalities among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2002 1.35
68 Sickness absence from back pain, psychosocial work characteristics and employment grade among office workers. Scand J Work Environ Health 1997 1.34
69 Leisure activities and cognitive function in middle age: evidence from the Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2003 1.32
70 Differences in biological risk factors for cardiovascular disease between three ethnic groups in the Whitehall II study. Atherosclerosis 1999 1.30
71 The psychosocial work environment and alcohol dependence: a prospective study. Occup Environ Med 2004 1.29
72 Characteristics of individuals and characteristics of areas: investigating their influence on health in the Whitehall II study. Health Place 2001 1.28
73 Social and psychosocial influences on inflammatory markers and vascular function in civil servants (the Whitehall II study). Am J Cardiol 2003 1.27
74 Dietary assessment in Whitehall II: the influence of reporting bias on apparent socioeconomic variation in nutrient intakes. Eur J Clin Nutr 1997 1.26
75 How gender affects patterns of social relations and their impact on health: a comparison of one or multiple sources of support from "close persons". Soc Sci Med 2002 1.24
76 Do changes in effort-reward imbalance at work contribute to an explanation of the social gradient in angina? Occup Environ Med 2005 1.22
77 Assessing the validity of the SF-36 General Health Survey. Qual Life Res 1997 1.21
78 Gender, social relations and mental health: prospective findings from an occupational cohort (Whitehall II study). Soc Sci Med 1999 1.21
79 Socioeconomic gradient in body size and obesity among women: the role of dietary restraint, disinhibition and hunger in the Whitehall II study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2004 1.21
80 Vascular disease and cognitive function: evidence from the Whitehall II Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003 1.21
81 Different measures of alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: 11-year follow-up of the Whitehall II Cohort Study. Addiction 2004 1.20
82 Adult socioeconomic position and the association between height and coronary heart disease mortality: findings from 33 years of follow-up in the Whitehall Study. Am J Public Health 2005 1.18
83 Job control, personal characteristics, and heart disease. J Occup Health Psychol 1998 1.17
84 Neighbourhoods and self rated health: a comparison of public sector employees in London and Helsinki. J Epidemiol Community Health 2004 1.16
85 The relationship between socioeconomic status, hostility, and blood pressure reactions to mental stress in men: data from the Whitehall II study. Health Psychol 1997 1.13
86 Socioeconomic differences in behavioural and biological risk factors: a comparison of a Japanese and an English cohort of employed men. Int J Epidemiol 2001 1.12
87 The effect of control at home on CHD events in the Whitehall II study: Gender differences in psychosocial domestic pathways to social inequalities in CHD. Soc Sci Med 2004 1.11
88 Types of social support as predictors of psychiatric morbidity in a cohort of British Civil Servants (Whitehall II Study). Psychol Med 1998 1.11
89 Determinants of socioeconomic differences in change in physical and mental functioning. Soc Sci Med 1999 1.10
90 Gender and employment grade differences in blood cholesterol, apolipoproteins and haemostatic factors in the Whitehall II study. Atherosclerosis 1993 1.07
91 Social determinants of health: from observation to policy. Med J Aust 2000 1.05
92 Minireview: mechanisms by which the metabolic syndrome and diabetes impair memory. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2000 1.03
93 Behavioural and biological correlates of physical functioning in middle aged office workers: the UK whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Community Health 1998 1.02
94 Pressor reactions to psychological stress and prediction of future blood pressure: data from the Whitehall II Study. BMJ 1995 1.00
95 Short-term disability, sickness absence, and social gradients in the Whitehall II Study. Int J Law Psychiatry 2000 0.99
96 Gender differences in occupational mobility and structure of employment in the British Civil Service. Soc Sci Med 1993 0.99
97 Gender differences in the relationship of partner's social class to behavioural risk factors and social support in the Whitehall II study. Soc Sci Med 2004 0.98
98 What is an optimal diet? Relationship of macronutrient intake to obesity, glucose tolerance, lipoprotein cholesterol levels and the metabolic syndrome in the Whitehall II study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2001 0.97
99 Reference values for alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene in the Whitehall II Study. Free Radic Res 1997 0.97
100 Psychosocial risk factors for coronary disease in White, South Asian and Afro-Caribbean civil servants: the Whitehall II study. Ethn Dis 2001 0.95
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