Understanding work related musculoskeletal pain: Does repetitive work cause stress symptoms?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-48

  Bonde, J P ^a   Mikkelsen, S ^b   Andersen, J H ^c   Fallentin, N ^d   Baelum, J ^a   Svendsen, S W ^a   Thomsen, J F ^b   Frost, P ^a,c   Kaergaard, A ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; VIDEORECORDING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 11244253852     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.011296     Document Type: Article

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