Self-reported versus expert-assessed work-relatedness of pain in the neck, shoulder, and arm

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-232

  Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind ^a   Veiersted, Kaj Bo ^a   Wærsted, Morten ^a   Wergeland, Ebba ^b   Kjuus, Helge ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agreement; Clinical diagnosis; Expert assessment; Exposure; Health examination; Musculoskeletal disorder; Occupational health; Questionnaire; Risk evaluation; Self assessment; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ARM INJURY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 67650227962     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1327     Document Type: Article

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