Musculoskeletal symptom survey among cement and concrete workers

Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-121

  Goldsheyder, David ^a,b   Weiner, Shira Schecter ^a   Nordin, Margareta ^a,b   Hiebert, Rudi ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement and concrete workers; Construction industry; Ergonomic training; Injury prevention; Job exposure rating; Musculoskeletal profile; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Surveillance; Work related musculoskeletal disorders; Worker perception

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4644240745     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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