Knee complaints and consequences on work status; a 10-year follow-up survey among floor layers and graphic designers

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Rytter, Søren ^a   Jensen, Lilli Kirkeskov ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^b  

^a SKIVE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK CAPACITY; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349075924     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-93     Document Type: Article

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