Work related risk factors for neck, shoulder and arms complaints: A cohort study among Dutch computer office workers

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-322

  Eltayeb, Shahla ^a,b   Staal, J Bart ^a   Hassan, Amar ^b   De Bie, Rob A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AHFAD UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Complaints; Neck shoulder and forearm hands; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BODY POSTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; JOB STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; OFFICE WORKER; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70450237091     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-009-9196-x     Document Type: Article

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