Subjective musculoskeletal symptoms in winter and summer among indoor working construction electricians

Industrial Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-37

  Inaba, Ryoichi ^a   Mirbod, Seyed Mohammad ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electricians; Questionnaire; Subjective musculoskeletal symptoms; Summer; Winter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HEAT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON;

ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS;

EID: 77249175643     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.48.29     Document Type: Article

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