Associations between shift work and use of prescribed medications for the treatment of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Philip Tucker (Author), Mikko Härmä (Author), Anneli Ojajärvi (Author), Mika Kivimäki (Author), Constanze Leineweber (Author), Tuula Oksanen (Author), Paula Salo (Author), Jussi Vahtera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined the associations between shift work and use of antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, and antidiabetic medications. METHODS: Survey data from two cohorts of Finnish men (N=11 998) and women (N=49 944) working in multiple occupations where shift work was used were linked to...