Validity of Nordic-style questionnaires in the surveillance of upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-65

  Descatha, Alexis ^a,b   Roquelaure, Yves ^c   Chastang, Jean François ^a   Evanoff, Bradley ^d   Melchior, Maria ^a,e   Mariot, Camille ^c   Ha, Catherine ^f   Imbernon, Ellen ^f   Goldberg, Marcel ^a,f   Leclerc, Annette ^a  

^a Institut National de la Recherche Médicine   (France)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Laboratory of Ergonomics and Occupational Health   (France)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f National Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS)   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic surveillance; Predictive value; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; VALIDITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33847791649     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1065     Document Type: Article

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