Individual and work related risk factors for neck pain among office workers: A cross sectional study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 679-686

  Cagnie, B ^a   Danneels, L ^a   Van Tiggelen, D ^b   De Loose, V ^b   Cambier, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Neck pain; Office work; Psychosocial; Risk factors; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; OFFICE WORKER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34248512367     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0269-7     Document Type: Article

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