Musculoskeletal problems in the tomato growing industry: 'Tomato trainer's shoulder'?

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 428-431

  Palmer, K T ^a,b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop; Neck pain; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER PAIN; TOMATO;

EID: 0029903618     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/46.6.428     Document Type: Article

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