Musculoskeletal complaints in the Netherlands in relation to age, gender and physically demanding work

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 352-360

  De Zwart, Bart C H ^a   Broersen, Jake P J ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a   Van Dijk, Frank J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Healthy worker effect; Periodical occupational health survey; Physical work demands; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK INJURY; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 0030726266     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050229     Document Type: Article

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