Workplace factors and care seeking for low-back pain among female nursing personnel

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 465-472

  Josephson, Malin ^a,b   Vingård, Eva ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case referent study; Epidemiology; Health care; Physical load; Psychosocial factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032444835     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.370     Document Type: Article

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