Psychosocial job factors associated with back and neck pain in public transit operators

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Krause, Niklas ^a   Ragland, David R ^a   Greiner, Birgit A ^a   Syme, S Leonard ^a   Fisher, June M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Job strain; Motor vehicle driving; Neck pain; Physical work load; Psychological demands; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY HEIGHT; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030759690     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.196     Document Type: Article

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