Job strain and neck-shoulder symptoms: A prevalence study of women and men white-collar workers

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-109

  Leroux, Isabelle ^a   Brisson, Chantal ^a,b   Montreuil, Sylvie ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neck pain; Psychosocial factors; Stress; Work; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CREATIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33644981738     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqj005     Document Type: Article

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