Gender difference in prevalence of upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms among swedish pig farmers

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-17

  Stål, Marianne V ^a   Englund, Jan Eric ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Gender; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Pig farmer; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; FARMS; HEALTH RISKS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GENDER DIFFERENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; PIG FARMERS;

AGRICULTURE;

SUS SCROFA;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; SWINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; SWINE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 14744271231     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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