Gender differences, work stressors and musculoskeletal disorders in weaving industries

Industrial Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-348

  Nag, Anjali ^a   Vyas, H ^a   Nag, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Gender differences; MSDs; Psychosocial stresses; Weaving industry; Work stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS;

PLOCEINAE;

EID: 77953738206     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.48.339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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