Predictors of work-related repetitive strain injuries in a population cohort

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1233-1237

  Cole, Donald C ^a,c   Ibrahim, Selahadin ^a   Shannon, Harry S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 21144450703     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.048777     Document Type: Article

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