Self-reported musculoskeletal pain and working conditions among employees in the Swedish public sector

Work

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-46

  Fjell, Ylva ^a,b   Alexanderson, Kristina ^b   Karlqvist, Lena ^a   Bildt, Carina ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; Musculoskeletal pain; Physical workload; Psychosocial work conditions; Psychosomatic; Public; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PUBLIC SECTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33847255078     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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