Inpatient hospital care for back disorders in relation to industry and occupation in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 304-313

  Leino Arjas, Päivi ^a   Kaila Kangas, Leena ^a   Notkola, Veijo ^a   Keskimäki, Ilmo ^a   Mutanen, Pertti ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Lumbago; Lumbar intervertebral disc disease; Spinal stenosis; Spondylosis

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FISHING; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FINLAND;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0036802622     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.679     Document Type: Article

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