Physically demanding workloads and the risks of musculoskeletal disorders in homecare workers in the USA

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 445-455

  Kim, Il Ho ^a   Geiger Brown, Jeanne ^b   Trinkoff, Alison ^b   Muntaner, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Homecare workers; Occupational musculoskeletal disorders; Physical demands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955392779     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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