Self-reported reduced productivity due to musculoskeletal symptoms: Associations with workplace and individual factors among white-collar computer users

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 151-162

  Hagberg, Mats ^b   Wigaeus Tornqvist, Ewa ^a   Toomingas, Allan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b Occup and Environmental Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Musculoskeletal; Occupational health; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842611775     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016890527520     Document Type: Article

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