The association between the meaning of working and musculoskeletal discomfort

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 235-247

  Baker, Nancy A ^a   Jacobs, Karen ^b   Tickle Degnen, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Telecommunication workers; WMSD; Work centrality; Work values

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (MSD);

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELECOMMUNICATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0037387821     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(02)00187-7     Document Type: Article

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