Are occupational factors important determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in musculoskeletal pain?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 250-259

  Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind ^a   Kristensen, Petter ^a   Kjuus, Helge ^a   Wergeland, Ebba ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Labor Inspection Authority   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arm pain; Job autonomy; Low back pain; Neck pain; Occupational class; Occupational health; Physical job demands; Questionnaire; Self reported symptom; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; ARM PAIN; BODY REGIONS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; OSLO [NORWAY]; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 55049129538     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1269     Document Type: Article

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