Musculoskeletal symptoms among seafood production workers in North Norway

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-70

  Aasmoe, Lisbeth ^a   Bang, Berit ^a   Egeness, Cathrine ^a   Løchen, Maja Lisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cold environment; Epidemiology; Gender difference; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Seafood production workers; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW DISEASE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HAND DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SALMON; SEA FOOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHRIMP; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEAFOOD; WORKLOAD;

EID: 37849028023     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm136     Document Type: Article

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