The cost-effectiveness of a lifestyle physical activity intervention in addition to a work style intervention on recovery from neck and upper limb symptoms and pain reduction in computer workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 265-272

  Bernaards, Claire M ^a,b   Bosmans, Judith E ^c   Hildebrandt, Vincent H ^a,b   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a,c   Heymans, Martijn W ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OFFICE WORKER; OPERATOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK STYLE INTERVENTION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; COMPUTERS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79952557860     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.045450     Document Type: Article

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