Impact of repetitive manual materials handling and psychosocial work factors on the future prevalence of chronic low-back pain among construction workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 314-323

  Latza, Ute ^a   Pfahberg, Annette ^a   Gefeller, Olaf ^a  

^a Institute of Occupational Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerated failure time; Bricklayer; Cohort studies; Musculoskeletal diseases; Occupational diseases; Risk and rate advancement periods; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHRONICITY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TIME;

EID: 0036801382     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.680     Document Type: Article

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