The association between long working hours and health: A systematic review of epidemiological evidence
Author(s) -
Akira Bannai,
Akiko Tamakoshi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3388
Subject(s) - shift work , working hours , epidemiology , association (psychology) , anxiety , medicine , coronary heart disease , depression (economics) , systematic review , psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , medline , cardiology , political science , psychotherapist , law , labour economics , economics , macroeconomics
Many studies have investigated the association between long working hours and health. By focusing on differences in the definition of long working hours and the influence of shift work, we attempt to explain why the results of these studies remain inconclusive.
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