Work stress and coronary heart disease: What are the mechanisms?

Cited in blog · European Heart Journal, 29(5), 640–648 — The Whitehall II data proves that your place in the social hierarchy has a physical cost. High demands paired with low control lock your autonomic nervous syst · 2008

Chandola (2008). Work stress and coronary heart disease: What are the mechanisms?. *European Heart Journal, 29*(5), 640–648 — The Whitehall II data proves that your place in the social hierarchy has a physical cost. High demands paired with low control lock your autonomic nervous system into a high-wear state, reducing its ability to shift gears. This is a measurable decline in physiological flexibility.