Musculoskeletal symptom survey among mason tenders

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 384-396

  Goldsheyder, David ^a,b   Nordin, Margareta ^a   Weiner, Shira Schecter ^a   Hiebert, Rudi ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Ergonomic training; Low back pain; Mason tenders; Musculoskeletal symptom survey; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTOR; SKILL; TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036829330     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10135     Document Type: Article

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