Musculoskeletal disorders in farmers and farm workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 441-450

  Walker Bone, K ^a   Palmer, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farm workers; Farmers; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIBRATION SYNDROME; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ARM INJURIES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0036940682     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.8.441     Document Type: Review

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