Psychosocial and ergonomic factors, and their relation to musculoskeletal complaints in the Swedish workforce

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-321

  Wahlstedt, Kurt ^a   Norbäck, Dan ^a   Wieslander, Gunilla ^a   Skoglund, Leni ^a   Runeson, Roma ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demands control; Ergonomic factors; Gender; Iso strain; Musculoskeletal; National population; Psychosocial work environment; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BODY POSTURE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 78049430731     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2010.11076848     Document Type: Article

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