Musculoskeletal pain at multiple sites and its effects on work ability in a general working population

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 449-455

  Miranda, Helena ^a   Kaila Kangas, Leena ^a   Heliövaara, Markku ^b   Leino Arjas, Päivi ^a   Haukka, Eija ^a   Liira, Juha ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955649709     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.048249     Document Type: Article

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