Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders at workplaces in the people’s republic of china

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 557-574

  Bao, Stephen ^a   Winkel, Jørgen ^b   Shahnavaz, Houshang ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assembly worker; Cross sectional study; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Ergonomics; Low back pain; Shoulder neck disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034572238     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2000.11076472     Document Type: Article

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