Developing register-based measures for assessment of working time patterns for epidemiologic studies

• Main Authors: Mikko Härmä (Author), Annina Ropponen (Author), Tarja Hakola (Author), Aki Koskinen (Author), Päivi Vanttola (Author), Sampsa Puttonen (Author), Mikael Sallinen (Author), Paula Salo (Author), Tuula Oksanen (Author), Jaana Pentti (Author), Jussi Vahtera (Author), Mika Kivimäki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Epidemiological studies suggest that long working hours and shift work may increase the risk of chronic diseases, but the "toxic" elements remain unclear due to crude assessment of working time patterns based on self-reports. In this methodological paper, we present and evaluat...