Association between Voluntary/Involuntary Job Loss and the Development of Stroke or Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Study of Middle-Aged to Older Workers in a Rapidly Developing Asian Country

Mo-Yeol Kang; Hyoung-Ryoul Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113495

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Association between Voluntary/Involuntary Job Loss and the Development of Stroke or Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Study of Middle-Aged to Older Workers in a Rapidly Developing Asian Country

Mo-Yeol Kang,

Affiliations Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, South Korea, Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
⨯
Hyoung-Ryoul Kim

* E-mail: cyclor@catholic.ac.kr

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
⨯

Association between Voluntary/Involuntary Job Loss and the Development of Stroke or Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Study of Middle-Aged to Older Workers in a Rapidly Developing Asian Country

Mo-Yeol Kang,
Hyoung-Ryoul Kim

Published: November 19, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113495

About the Authors

Mo-Yeol Kang

Affiliations Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Ulsan, South Korea, Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Hyoung-Ryoul Kim

* E-mail: cyclor@catholic.ac.kr

Affiliation Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HRK MYK. Performed the experiments: HRK MYK. Analyzed the data: HRK MYK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HRK MYK. Wrote the paper: HRK MYK.

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Jobs
Is the Subject Area "Jobs" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Cardiovascular diseases
Is the Subject Area "Cardiovascular diseases" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Weight loss
Is the Subject Area "Weight loss" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Employment
Is the Subject Area "Employment" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Cardiovascular disease risk
Is the Subject Area "Cardiovascular disease risk" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Stroke
Is the Subject Area "Stroke" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Diabetes mellitus
Is the Subject Area "Diabetes mellitus" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Hypertension
Is the Subject Area "Hypertension" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.