Neck and shoulder ailments in a group of female industrial workers with monotonous work

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 661-673

  Bjorksten M G ^a   Boquist, B ^a   Talback M ^a   Edling, C ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

MUSCULOSKELETAL AILMENTS; WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD CARE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; LAUNDRY; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SHOULDER PAIN; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; WORK; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030561036     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(96)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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