The prevalence of and risk factors for neck pain and upper limb pain among secondary school teachers in Hong Kong

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-32

  Chiu, Thomas T W ^a   Lam, Peggo K W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Neck and upper limb pain; Prevalence; Risk factors; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; FACULTY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33847333031     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-006-9046-z     Document Type: Article

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