A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders - Implications for occupational screening

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 375-379

  Bartys, Serena ^a   Burton, Kim ^b   Main, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Musculoskeletal; Psychosocial; Screening; Sickness absence; Upper limb disorder

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK DISABILITY;

ABSENTEEISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 23844438058     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi052     Document Type: Article

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