Musculoskeletal symptoms of the neck and upper extremities among Iowa dairy farmers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 443-451

  Nonnenmann, Matthew W ^a   Anton, Dan ^b   Gerr, Fredric ^c   Merlino, Linda ^c   Donham, Kelley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Disability; Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 44349193421     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20582     Document Type: Article

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