Working while ill as a risk factor for serious coronary events: the Whitehall II study.

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Published in Am J Public Health on January 01, 2005

Authors

Mika Kivimäki1, Jenny Head, Jane E Ferrie, Harry Hemingway, Martin J Shipley, Jussi Vahtera, Michael G Marmot

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 aA, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland. mika.kivimaki@ttl.fi

Associated clinical trials:

Whitehall II - Social and Occupational Influences On Health and Illness | NCT00005680

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