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International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:1154
© International Epidemiological Association 2002

Special Theme: Psychosocial

Commentary: Work stress and coronary heart disease—a gender (role) specific association?

Johannes Siegrist

University of Dusseldorf, Dept. of Medical Sociology, D-40225 Dusseldorf, Germany. E-mail: siegrist@uni-dusseldorf.de

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In his Logic of Scientific Discovery Karl R Popper argued that a theory is based on risky assumptions that deviate from what is already known.1 Therefore, a (preliminary) confirmation of a theory has the potential of creating new knowledge while its refutation by empirical data produces some pressure towards reconsidering the theoretical formulation. It is one of the advantages of the job strain model proposed by Karasek2 that risky assumptions . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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