Musculoskeletal disorders among construction roofers - Physical function and disability

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-63

  Welch, Laura ^a   Haile, Elizabeth ^a   Boden, Leslie I ^b   Hunting, Katherine L ^c  

^a The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Job accommodation; Longitudinal study; Low back pain; Occupation; Work ability; Work limitation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; LABOR STANDARD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; JOB ACCOMMODATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; AGE; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; LOW BACK PAIN; SCIATICA; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 65549084957     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1302     Document Type: Article

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