Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 368-377 , June 2007

Work stress and low emotional support is associated with increased risk of future type 2 diabetes in women

  • M. Norberg

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Umeå, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 90 7853343; fax: +46 90 138977.
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  • H. Stenlund

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Umeå, Sweden
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  • B. Lindahl

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Umeå, Sweden
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  • C. Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Family Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Umeå, Sweden
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  • J.W. Eriksson

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Umeå, Sweden
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  • L. Weinehall

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Umeå, Sweden
    • Research Department, National Public Health Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 15 August 2006 ,Accepted 4 September 2006.

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☆ Grant support from Västerbotten County Council

☆☆ Preliminary data presented at 41st EASD Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece, 10–15 September 2005

PII: S0168-8227(06)00386-X

doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.09.002

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 368-377 , June 2007

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