Evaluation of symptom surveys for occupational musculoskeletal disorders

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 609-617

  Baron, Sherry ^a   Hales, Thomas ^a   Hurrell, Joseph ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ergonomics; Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire; outcome research; work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029894139     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199606)29:6<609::AID-AJIM5>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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