The contribution of musculoskeletal disorders and physical workload to socioeconomic inequalities in health

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-150

  Aittomäki, Akseli ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Leino Arjas, Päivi ^b   Martikainen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health status; Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational social class; Physical workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34047239844     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl121     Document Type: Article

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