Gender differences in upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in the working population

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-30

  De Zwart, B C H ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a   Kilbom, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Musculoskeletal complaints; Occupational exposure; Questionnaire study; Upper extremities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; ERGONOMICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0035144120     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200000188     Document Type: Article

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