Is workstyle a mediating factor for pain in the upper extremity over time?

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-266

  Meijer, Eline M ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Questionnaires Psychometrics; UEMSD; Upper extremity pain; Workstyle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK CAPACITY;

HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 50249149467     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-008-9145-0     Document Type: Article

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