Perfectionism and coping strategies as risk factors for the development of non-specific work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD)

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-127

  van Eijsden Besseling, M D F ^a   Peeters, F P M L ^a   Reijnen, J A W ^a   de Bie, R A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer workers; Coping strategies; Neurotic perfectionism; Non specific work related upper limb disorder (WRULD); Personality structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OFFICE WORKER; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1642565193     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh003     Document Type: Article

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