Knee pain and associated occupational factors: A systematic review;Gonalgia entre trabalhadores e fatores ocupacionais associados: Uma revisão sistemática

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1763-1775

  Da Silva, Marcelo Cozzensa ^a   Fassa, Anaclaudia Gastal ^a   Domingues, Marlos Rodrigues ^a,b   Kriebel, David ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal diseases; Occupational health; Review literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548839887     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007000800003     Document Type: Review

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