Interaction of psychosocial risk factors explain increased neck problems among female office workers

Pain

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-320

  Johnston, Venerina ^a   Jimmieson, Nerina L ^a   Souvlis, Tina ^a   Jull, Gwendolen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neck disability index; Psychosocial risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUEENSLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34248594089     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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