Threshold of musculoskeletal pain intensity for increased risk of long-term sickness absence among female healthcare workers in eldercare

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Andersen, Lars L ^a   Clausen, Thomas ^a   Burr, Hermann ^b   Holtermann, Andreas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE DURATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84864105002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041287     Document Type: Article

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