The prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among women in Tijuana, Mexico: Sociodemographic and occupational risk factors

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-275

  Harlow, Siobán D ^a,f   Cedillo Becerril, Leonor A ^b   Scholten, Jerod N ^c   Sánchez Monroy, David ^d   Sánchez, Roberto A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d Instituto Carso de la Salud   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electronics workers; Epidemiology; Low back pain; Maquiladoras; Mexico; Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational health; Prevalence; Women, working

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEXICO; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PILOT STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICO; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 8344221998     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1999.5.4.267     Document Type: Article

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