Locomotor diseases among male long-haul truck drivers and other professional drivers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 821-827

  Jensen, Anker ^a,d   Kaerlev, Linda ^b   Tüchsen, Finn ^c   Hannerz, Harald ^c   Dahl, Søren ^d   Nielsen, Per Sabro ^c   Olsen, Jørn ^e  

^a Forsvaret   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d Section of Cardiology   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bus driver; Long haul; Low back disorder; Standardised hospital treatment ratio; Truck driver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURSITIS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRIVER; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOCOMOTOR DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SYNOVITIS;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DENMARK; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 42549142609     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0270-4     Document Type: Article

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