Musculoskeletal symptoms among women currently and formerly working in fish-filleting plants

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-49

  Ólafsdóttir, Hulda ^a,c   Rafnsson, Vilhjálmur ^b  

^a Administration of Occupational Safety and Health Reykjavik   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c Administration of Safety and Health   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Current workers; Fish processing industry; Former workers; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Questionnaire; Repetitive work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033980038     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2000.6.1.44     Document Type: Article

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