Predictive factors for incident musculoskeletal disorders in an in-plant surveillance program

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-344

  Descatha, Alexis ^a,b,c   Roquelaure, Yves ^d   Evanoff, Bradley ^e   Mariel, Jean ^f   Leclerc, Annette ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Laboratory of Ergonomics and Occupational Health   (France)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Occupational Health Service of Anjou   (France)

Author keywords

Ergonomics (musculoskeletal diseases, upper extremity, predictive factors, surveillance, physical exposures); Health surveillance; Measurement strategy musculoskeletal injury

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; DISEASES; ERGONOMICS; MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS;

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; MEASUREMENT STRATEGY MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL FACTORS; PREDICTIVE FACTORS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOE INDUSTRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ARM; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SHOE;

ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SHOES;

HEALTH SURVEILLANCES; MUSCULO-SKELETAL INJURIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

EID: 34447502129     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel080     Document Type: Article

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