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Job loss and broken partnerships: do the number of stressful life events influence the risk of ischemic heart disease in men?

Margit Kriegbaum, Ulla Christensen, Rikke Lund, Eva Prescott, Merete Osler

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the accumulated number of job losses and broken partnerships (defined as the end of cohabitation) on the risk of fatal and nonfatal events of ischemic heart disease (IHD).
Original languageEnglish
JournalAnnals of Epidemiology
Volume18
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)743-5
Number of pages3
ISSN1047-2797
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Denmark
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Life Change Events
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Marital Status
  • Myocardial Ischemia
  • Prospective Studies
  • Registries
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Unemployment

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