Night and rotational work exposure within the last 12 months and risk of incident hypertension

• Main Authors: Jacqueline M Ferguson (Author), Sadie Costello (Author), Andreas M Neophytou (Author), John R Balmes (Author), Patrick T Bradshaw (Author), Mark R Cullen (Author), Ellen A Eisen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Shift work, such as alternating day and nights, causes chronobiologic disruptions which may cause an increase in hypertension risk. However, the relative contributions of the components of shift work ‒ such as shift type (eg, night work) and rotations (ie, switching of shift times; day t...