Psychological and social factors at work: Contribution to musculoskeletal disorders and disabilities

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-73

  Knardahl, Stein ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Musculoskeletal disorder; Nociception pain; Pain beliefs; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE BLOOD VESSEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; SOCIOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 19044366694     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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