Shoulder disorders related to work organization and other occupational factors among supermarket cashiers

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 168-178

  Niedhammer, Isabelle ^a   Landre, Marie France ^a   Leclerc, Annette ^a   Bourgeois, Fabrice ^b   Franchi, Pierre ^b   Chastang, Jean François ^a   Marignac, Guy ^c   Mereau, Paul ^d   Quinton, Dominique ^c   Du Noyer, Catherine Rondeau ^c   Schmaus, Annie ^a   Vallayer, Cecile ^c  

^a Hospital National de Saint Maurice   (France)

^b ANACT   (France)

^c Inspection Regionale du Travail   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Occupational factors; Psychosocial work factors; Shoulder disorders; Supermarket cashiers; Work organization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FRANCE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FRANCE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032106237     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1998.4.3.168     Document Type: Article

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