Musculoskeletal symptoms and associated risk factors in a large sample of Chinese workers in henan Province of China

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-293

  Yu, Shanfa ^a   Lu, Ming Lun ^b   Gu, Guizhen ^a   Zhou, Wenhui ^a   He, Lihua ^c   Wang, Sheng ^c  

^a Henan Provincial Institute of Occupational Health   (China)

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

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese workers; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Personal factors; Physical job characteristics; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BACK; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84856957320     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21037     Document Type: Article

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