Reproducibility of a questionnaire for assessment of physical load during work and leisure time

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 190-197

  Wiktorin, Christina ^a   Hjelm, Ewa Wigaeus ^b   Winkel, Jörgen ^b   Köster, Max ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; VIBRATION; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029863228     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199602000-00017     Document Type: Article

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