Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in relation to gender, age, and occupational/industrial group

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 561-572

  Widanarko, Baiduri ^a,b   Legg, Stephen ^a   Stevenson, Mark ^c   Devereux, Jason ^d   Eng, Amanda ^e   Mannetje, Andrea 't ^e   Cheng, Soo ^e   Douwes, Jeroen ^e   Ellison Loschmann, Lis ^e   McLean, Dave ^e   Pearce, Neil ^e,f  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Blue collar worker; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire; Workforce

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; BLUE COLLAR WORKERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NORDIC MUSCULOSKELETAL QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKFORCE;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; SURVEYS;

SATELLITES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACK; BUTTOCK; ELBOW; FEMALE; HAND; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; NEW ZEALAND; NORDIC MUSCULOSKELETAL QUESTIONNAIRE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SHOULDER; THIGH; WORKLOAD; WRIST;

EID: 80051471388     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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