Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 608-613 , August 2009

Shift work in young adults and carotid artery intima–media thickness: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study

  • Sampsa Puttonen

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Center of Expertice for Human Factors at Work, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland. Tel.: +358 30 474 2526.
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  • Mika Kivimäki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London 1-19, Torrington Place London WC1E 6BT, UK
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  • Marko Elovainio

      Affiliations

    • National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, PO Box 220, FIN-00531 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Laura Pulkki-Råback

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Mirka Hintsanen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Jussi Vahtera

      Affiliations

    • Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Risto Telama

      Affiliations

    • LIKES Research Center, Keltavuokko 4 C, 40520 Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Markus Juonala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, FIN-20520 University of Turku, Finland
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  • Jorma S.A. Viikari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, FIN-20520 University of Turku, Finland
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  • Olli T. Raitakari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physiology, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, FIN-20521 University of Turku, Finland
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  • Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, FIN-20520 University of Turku, Finland

Received 1 August 2008 ,Revised 22 December 2008 ,Accepted 10 January 2009.

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PII: S0021-9150(09)00058-6

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.016

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 608-613 , August 2009

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