Pathomechanisms of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: Conceptual issues

Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 619-630

  Forde, Martin S ^a,b   Punnett, Laura ^a   Wegman, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study design; Exposure assessment; Pathomechanisms; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

BODY POSTURE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ERGONOMICS; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OVEREXERTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPERFUSION INJURY; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0037100976     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130210153487     Document Type: Review

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