Perceived muscular tension, job strain, physical exposure, and associations with neck pain among VDU users; a prospective cohort study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 523-528

  Wahlstrom J ^a,b   Hagberg, M ^b   Toomingas, A ^c   Wigaeus Tornqvist, E ^b  

^a Box 414   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INCIDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 2642522917     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.009563     Document Type: Article

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