Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 60-66 , January 2010

Shift Work and Arteriosclerosis Risk in Professional Bus Drivers

  • Chun-Chieh Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Li-Jie Shiu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Ling Li, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Kuan-Yeng Tung, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Kwan-Yu Chan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Jung Yeh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Shiuan-Chih Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Ruey-Hong Wong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence to: Dr Ruey-Hong Wong, Department of Public Health, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, No 110 Chien-Kuo N Rd, Sec. 1, Taichung, Taiwan 40242. Tel: 886-4-24730022, ext 11790. Fax: 886-4-23248179.

Received 10 February 2009 ,Accepted 1 July 2009.

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 This study was supported by Chung Shan Medical Univeristy CSMU 96-OM-B-001, CSMU 96-OM-B-039, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital CSH-2009-B-002, Taiwan.

 No conflicts of interest are declared.

PII: S1047-2797(09)00287-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.07.093

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 60-66 , January 2010

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