Symptom prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and the effects of prior acute injury among aging male steelworkers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-282

  Choi, Won Jun ^a   Kang, Young Joong ^a   Kim, Ji Young ^b   Han, Sang Hwan ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Injury; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Steelworkers

Indexed keywords

STEEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STEEL; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 69949084277     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.O8025     Document Type: Article

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