Shift work and the risk of diabetes mellitus among Japanese male factory workers
Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & HealthPublished 1 June 2005Open access
Yuko Morikawa, Hideaki Nakagawa, Katsuyuki Miura, Yoshiyuki Soyama, Masao Ishizaki, Teruhiko Kido
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The study suggests that shift work is a risk factor for the onset of diabetes mellitus and that there is a different risk associated with different shift schedules.
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The study suggests that shift work is a risk factor for the onset of diabetes mellitus and that there is a different risk associated with different shift schedules.
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