Study links stress at work with stroke risk
Workers under pressure have a 22 percent greater risk of having a stroke than others, according to a study published on October 14 in the journal Neurology and the risk is greater for women.
(AFP) Workers under pressure have a 22 percent greater risk of having a stroke than others, according to a study published on October 14 in the journal Neurology and the risk is greater for women.
A stressful job has an impact on health. That is the conclusion of a study led by Chinese researchers. Dr Dingli Xu and a team at the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou examined the data from six studies involving 138,782 patients, who were followed for between three and 17 years.
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