Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows
Friday, July 3, 2009 - 07:28
in Health & Medicine
It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why. In the most recent results coming out of one of the few long-term studies being conducted within this tightly knit society, researchers have determined that underlying the higher incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis -- arterial thickening that precedes a heart attack or stroke -- may be the stress of police work.
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