Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among construction workers in the pipe trades

Work

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Rosecrance, John C ^a   Cook, Thomas M ^a   Zimmermann, Chris L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational injuries; Symptom survey

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BODY POSTURE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBE;

EID: 0029956056     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/wor-1996-7103     Document Type: Article

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