Occupational activities and osteoarthritis of the knee

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-170

  Palmer, Keith T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aetiology; employment; gonarthrosis; occupational

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LIFTING EFFORT; MANUAL LABOR; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861808713     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/lds012     Document Type: Review

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