Physical, psychosocial, and individual risk factors for neck/shoulder pain with pressure tenderness in the muscles among workers performing monotonous, repetitive work

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Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 660-667

  Hviid Andersen, Johan ^a   Kaergaard, Anette ^a   Frost, Poul ^a   Frølund Thomsen, Jane ^b   Peter Bonde, Jens ^d   Fallentin, Nils ^c   Borg, Vilhelm ^c   Mikkelsen, Sigurd ^b  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical examination of neck shoulder muscles; Objective assessment of physical job exposure; Pressure tenderness in the muscles; PRIM study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0037086421     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200203150-00017     Document Type: Article

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