Shift work and chronic disease: the epidemiological evidence.

BACKGROUND: Shift work, including night work, has been hypothesized to increase the risk of chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Recent reviews of evidence relating to these hypotheses have focussed on specific diseases or potential mecha...

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Main Authors: Wang, X, Armstrong, M, Cairns, B, Key, T, Travis, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011