Musculoskeletal symptoms in cold exposed and non-cold exposed workers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-278

  Piedrahíta, Hugo ^a,b   Punnett, Laura ^c   Shahnavaz, Houshang ^d  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d Ctr Ergonom Developing Countries   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold exposure; Cross sectional study; Environmental cold; Ergonomics; Standardized Nordic Questionnaire for Musculoskeletal Symptoms

Indexed keywords

COLD EXPOSURE; MEAT PROCESSING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EROSION; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; COLD EXPOSURE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MEAT INDUSTRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 4344671037     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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