Long driving time is associated with haematological markers of increased cardiovascular risk in taxi drivers

200549 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

J.C. Chen · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

W. P. Chang · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Abstract

Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the observed cross sectional association and to further examine the specific occupational exposures accountable for the association between driving time and haematological markers of systemic inflammation and haemostatic alteration.

Topics & Keywords

Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Air Quality and Health Impacts Traffic and Road Safety

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volume 62, Issue 12, pp. 890-894

DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.020354

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