Work-system risk factors for permanent work disability among home-care workers: A case-control study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 216-224

  Dellve, Lotta ^a   Lagerström, Monica ^b   Hagberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Home health aides; Home care service; Occupational diseases; Social support; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PENSION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038377401     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0414-5     Document Type: Article

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