Relationship between prolonged standing and symptoms of varicose veins and nocturnal leg cramps among women and men

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-139

  Bahk, Jin Wook ^a   Kim, Hyunjoo ^b   Jung Choi, Kyunghee ^c   Jung, Myung Chul ^d   Lee, Inseok ^e  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University   (South Korea)

^e Hankyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

gender differences; nocturnal leg cramps; prolonged standing; varicose veins

Indexed keywords

FEMALE WORKERS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; LEG CRAMPS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MULTIPLE LOGISTIC REGRESSION; ODDS RATIOS; PROLONGED STANDING; RISK FACTORS; STRATIFIED ANALYSIS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EMPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARASOMNIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP-WAKE TRANSITION DISORDERS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84856952826     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.582957     Document Type: Article

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