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Job stress, gene polymorphism of beta2-AR, and prevalence of hypertension.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Jun 2008
Yu Shan-Fa, Zhou Wen-Hui, Jiang Kai-You, Gu Gui-Zheng, Wang Sheng
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OBJECTIVE: To study the interactive effect of job stress and genetic susceptibility (or gene polymorphism) on hypertension. METHODS: A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted in 452 workers from a thermal power plant in China. Extrinsic effort, occupational reward, and over-commitment were measured. Hypertensive patients were defined by three phases of screening, reexamination, and final diagnosis....
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