Job Strain and the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis of 95 000 Men and Women - UTU Research Portal

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Job Strain and the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis of 95 000 Men and Women

Authors: Heikkila K, Madsen IEH, Nyberg ST, Fransson EI, Ahola K, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Dragano N, Ferrie JE, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Pejtersen JH, Pentti J, Rugulies R, Oksanen T, Shipley MJ, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Vaananen A, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Westerlund H, Westerholm PJM, Batty GD, Singh-Manoux A, Kivimaki M

Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

Publication year: 2014

Journal: PLoS ONE

Journal name in source: PLOS ONE

Journal acronym: PLOS ONE

Article number: ARTN e88711

Volume: 9

Issue: 2

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 1932-6203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088711

Abstract

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that job strain, an indicator of work-related stress, is not a major risk factor for Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.