Primary osteoarthrosis of the knee in men and women as a result of lifelong physical load from work

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-25

  Sandmark, Hélène ^a,b   Hogstedt, Christer ^a,b,c   Vingård, Eva ^a,b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Overweight; Physically demanding jobs; Population study; Prosthetic knee surgery

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FORESTRY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JUMPING; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIBIA; VIBRATION; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033996930     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.505     Document Type: Article

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