Frequent musculoskeletal symptoms and reduced health-related quality of life among industrial workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-98

  Morken, T ^a   Riise, T ^a   Moen, B ^a   Bergum, O ^b   Vigeland Hauge, S H ^b   Holien, S ^b   Langedrag, A ^b   Olson, H O ^b   Pedersen, S ^b   Liahjell Saue, I L ^b   Midttun Seljebo G ^b   Thoppil, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Aluminium Industry in Norway ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Industrial workers; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal; Questionnaire; SF 36; Workers at risk

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM FACTORY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036245801     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.2.91     Document Type: Article

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