Reproducibility and validity of workers' self-reports of physical work demands

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 409-437

  Stock, Susan R ^a,b   Fernandes, Rita ^c   Delisle, Alain ^d   Vézina, Nicole ^e  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal disorder; Questionnaire; Systematic review; Workload

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; LABOR MARKET; REPRODUCTION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 30844444409     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.947     Document Type: Review

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