Shift work, long working hours, and later risk of dementia: A long-term follow-up of the Copenhagen Male Study

• Main Authors: Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen (Author), Anne Helene Garde (Author), Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed (Author), Finn Gyntelberg (Author), Erik Lykke Mortensen (Author), Thien Kieu Thi Phung (Author), Naja Hulvej Rod (Author), Gunhild Waldemar (Author), Rudi GJ Westendorp (Author), Åse Marie Hansen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of shift work and long working hours in midlife on the risk of dementia in old age. METHODS: The present study comprised 4766 participants from the Copenhagen Male Study. We used information on shift work (collected in 1970-1971 and 198...