Musculoskeletal symptoms and perceived work strain among reindeer herders in Sweden

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 572-579

  Sjölander, Per ^a,b   Daerga, L ^a,b   Edin Liljegren, A ^b   Jacobsson, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b Southern Lapland Research Department   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision latitude; Hand pain; Low back pain; Neck pain; Reindeer husbandry; Sami; Work demand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINDEER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACK PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REINDEER; RISK; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 57649123218     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn153     Document Type: Article

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