Perceived demands and musculoskeletal symptoms among employees of an Iranian petrochemical industry

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 766-770

  Choobineh, Alireza ^a   Sani, Gholamreza Peyvandi ^b   Rohani, Mohsen Sharif ^b   Pour, Mohammad Gangi ^b   Neghab, Masoud ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Arak Petrochemical Co   (Iran)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal risk factors; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Perceived demands; Petrochemical industry

Indexed keywords

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA TOOLS; INTERVENTIONAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL RISK FACTORS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; PERCEIVED DEMANDS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL DEMAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; REGRESSION MODEL; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; TIME PRESSURES; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKING ENVIRONMENT; WORKING POSTURES;

ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; PETROCHEMICALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 68349135055     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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