Awkward work postures: Association with occupational gender segregation

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 381-393

  Leijon, Ola ^a,b,d   Bernmark, Eva ^a,b   Karlqvist, Lena ^a,c   Härenstam, Annika ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^d Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arm posture; Exposure assessment; Gender; Occupation; Segregation; Trunk posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; POSTURE; PREJUDICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 18244366365     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20166     Document Type: Article

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