Incidence and risk factors of neck discomfort: A 6-month sedentary-worker cohort study

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-179

  Tsauo, Jau Yih ^a   Jang, Yuh ^a   Du, Chung Li ^b   Liang, Huey Wen ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Incidence rate; Musculoskeletal disorder; Neck; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SITTING; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34250163199     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9076-1     Document Type: Article

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