The impact of ergonomic work environment exposures on the risk of disability pension: Prospective results from DWECS/DREAM

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1419-1422

  Labriola, Merete ^a,d   Feveile, Helene ^b   Christensen, Karl ^c   Strøyer, Jesper ^b   Lund, Thomas ^a,d  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability pension; Ergonomics; Work environment

Indexed keywords

COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DISABILITY PENSION; LABOUR MARKET; LARGE POPULATION; REPETITIVE WORKS; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENTS; WORKING POPULATION;

ERGONOMICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISABILITY; EMPLOYEE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFTING EFFORT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; PENSION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350704605     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903067771     Document Type: Article

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