Sweden: a study by the working environment authority found that 200 people die following professional stress each year

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A report that links causes of death and working conditions. Arbetsmiljöverket presented, on November 18, 2010, an overview of work-related deaths that aren’t industrial accidents.  It seems they affect 1,000 people a year.  Bengt Jörvholm, in charge of the study, said that he was surprised by these figures, mostly the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases.
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A report that links causes of death and working conditions. Arbetsmiljöverket presented, on November 18, 2010, an overview of work-related deaths that aren’t industrial accidents. It seems they affect 1,000 people a year. Bengt Jörvholm, in charge of the study, said that he was surprised by these figures, mostly the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases.

This study, which is about 2007, found that 460 people died of a cardiovascular disease (200 stress-related), 490 of

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