Risk factors for neck pain in office workers: A prospective study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Hush, Julia M ^a   Maher, Chris G ^a   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NECK PAIN; OFFICE WORKER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33750603323     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-81     Document Type: Article

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