Risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among farm owners and farm workers: A systematic review

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 376-389

  Osborne, Aoife ^a   Blake, Catherine ^b   Fullen, Brona M ^b   Meredith, David ^a   Phelan, James ^b   Mcnamara, John ^c   Cunningham, Caitriona ^b  

^a Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Farm owners; Farm workers; Farmers; Musculoskeletal disorders; Risk factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGRICULTURE; ARM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84858339037     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22001     Document Type: Review

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