Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and job exposure in Taiwan oyster shuckers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 885-893

  Hsu, Der Jen ^a   Chang, Jer Hao ^b   Wu, Jyun De ^c   Chen, Chih Yong ^d   Yang, Ya Hsuan ^c  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrogoniometers; Electromyography; Injury; Kyphosis; Musculoskeletal discomfort; Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire; Oyster shuckers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTHROMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OYSTER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTREIDAE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054728449     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20976     Document Type: Article

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