Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A comparison of risk factors for symptoms using quality of work life data from the 2002 and 2006 general social survey

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1013-1024

  Waters, Thomas R ^a   Dick, Robert B ^a   Krieg, Edward F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LIFTING EFFORT; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 80052773261     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181fc8493     Document Type: Article

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