Work-related risk factors for the incidence and recurrence of shoulder and neck complaints among nursing-home and elderly-care workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 279-286

  Luime, Jolanda J ^a   Kuiper, Judith I ^a   Koes, Bart W ^a   Verhaar, Jan A N ^a   Miedema, Harald S ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Musculoskeletal complaints; Physical load; Psychosocial load

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 4444240320     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.795     Document Type: Article

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