A Prospective Study of Neck, Shoulder, and Upper Back Pain Among Technical School Students Entering Working Life

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 488-494

  Hanvold, Therese N ^a   Veiersted, Kaj B ^a   Wærsted, Morten ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Individual factors; Musculoskeletal pain; Occupational factors; Technical school students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS; TECHNICAL SCHOOL STUDENT; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; BACK PAIN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950916601     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.200     Document Type: Article

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