Occupational chronic neck and shoulder pain: Study conducted in Sweden

Occupational Ergonomics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-88

  Fredriksson, Kerstin ^a,c   Bildt, Carina ^a   Toomingas, Allan ^a   Alfredsson, Lars ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STATISTICS SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic neck and shoulder pain; Lifestyle factors; Medical examination; Occupational factors; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747294692     PISSN: 13599364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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