Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-36

  Lipscomb, Hester ^a   Kucera, Kristen ^a   Epling, Carol ^a   Dement, John ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Musculoskeletal disorders; Poultry processing; Women's health; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEGRO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POULTRY FARMING; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POULTRY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 37549016429     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20527     Document Type: Article

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