Risk factors for the prevalence of the upper limb and neck work-related musculoskeletal disorders among poultry slaughter workers

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mohammadi, Ghorbanali ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Industrial workers; Musculoskeletal disorders; Neck; Pain; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHECKLIST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELBOW PAIN; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND PAIN; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NORDIC STANDARDIZED QUESTIONNAIRE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL REPETITIVE ACTION CHECKLIST; POULTRY SLAUGHTER WORKER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPTOM; UPPER LIMB AND NECK WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WRIST PAIN;

EID: 84862840404     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218957712500054     Document Type: Article

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