Socioeconomic position and low-back pain - The role of biomechanical strains and psychosocial work factors in the GAZEL cohort

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 429-436

  Plouvier, Sandrine ^a   Leclerc, Annette ^a   Chastang, Jean François ^a   Bonenfant, Sébastien ^a   Goldberg, Marcel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Health inequality; Musculoskeletal disorder; Occupational exposure; Social inequality; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; EMPLOYEE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; ENERGY; FEMALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCLE STRAIN; POSITION; PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION; WORK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FRANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS;

FRANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 73449087424     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1353     Document Type: Article

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