Self-reported musculoskeletal problems amongst professional truck drivers

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 814-827

  Robb, M J M ^a   Mansfield, N J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Questionnaires; Truck drivers

Indexed keywords

MACHINE VIBRATIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; TRUCK DRIVERS;

BACK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAT DISCOMFORT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DRIVER; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 34247626835     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701220341     Document Type: Article

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