Low-back and shoulder complaints among workers with pushing and pulling tasks

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 293-303

  Hoozemans, Marco J M ^a   van der Beek, Allard J ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a   van der Woude, Luc H V ^a   van Dijk, Frank J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Low back pain; Materials handling; Observation; Occupational exposure; Prospective study; Questionnaire; Regression analysis; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

EID: 0036802380     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.678     Document Type: Article

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