A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Job Strain and the Risk of Stroke An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Authors: Fransson EI, Nyberg ST, Heikkila K, Alfredsson L, Bjorner JB, Borritz M, Burr H, Dragano N, Geuskens GA, Goldberg M, Hamer M, Hooftman WE, Houtman IL, Joensuu M, Jokela M, Knutsson A, Koskenvuo M, Koskinen A, Kumari M, Leineweber C, Lunau T, Madsen IEH, Hanson LLM, Nielsen ML, Nordin M, Oksanen T, Pentti J, Pejtersen JH, Rugulies R, Salo P, Shipley MJ, Steptoe A, Suominen SB, Theorell T, Toppinen-Tanner S, Vahtera J, Virtanen M, Vaananen A, Westerholm PJM, Westerlund H, Zins M, Britton A, Brunner EJ, Singh-Manoux A, Batty GD, Kivimaki M
Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Stroke
Journal name in source: STROKE
Journal acronym: STROKE
Volume: 46
Issue: 2
First page : 557
Last page: 559
Number of pages: 3
ISSN: 0039-2499
eISSN: 1524-4628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.008019
Conclusion-Job strain may be associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, but further research is needed to determine whether interventions targeting job strain would reduce stroke risk beyond existing preventive strategies.