Gender adjustment or stratification in discerning upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder risk?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-126

  Silverstein, Barbara ^a   Fan, Z Joyce ^a   Smith, Caroline K ^a   Bao, Stephen ^a   Howard, Ninica ^a   Spielholz, Peregrin ^a   Bonauto, David K ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Awkward posture; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Pinch; Rotator cuff tendinitis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH RISK; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS STATUS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PINCH STRENGTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE; ADJUSTMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77951107411     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1309     Document Type: Article

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