Work related risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints in the spinning industry in Lithuania

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 411-416

  Gamperiene, Migle ^a,c   Stigum, Hein ^b  

^a Institute of Hygiene   (Lithuania)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal complaints; Spinning; Strained posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG DISEASE; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SPINE DISEASE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032933249     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.6.411     Document Type: Article

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