Rotator cuff syndrome: Personal, work-related psychosocial and physical load factors

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1062-1076

  Silverstein, Barbara A ^a   Bao, Stephen S ^a   Fan, Z Joyce ^a   Howard, Ninica ^a   Smith, Caroline ^a   Spielholz, Peregrin ^a   Bonauto, David ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; WASHINGTON;

EID: 62649160605     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31817e7bdd     Document Type: Article

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