Effects of training to implement new working methods to reduce knee strain in floor layers. A two-year follow-up

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-27

  Jensen, L K ^a   Friche, C ^a  

^a SKIVE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAINING; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 38049181022     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.028803     Document Type: Article

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