Shift work is not associated with high blood pressure or prevalence of hypertension.

BACKGROUND: Working mostly at night has been suggested to be associated with upset of chronobiological rhythms and high blood pressure, but the evidence from epidemiological studies is weak. METHODS: In a cross-sectional survey, we evaluated the association between shift work and blood pressure, pre...

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Main Authors: Carla Sfreddo, Sandra Costa Fuchs, Alvaro Roberto Merlo, Flávio Danni Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3001857?pdf=render