Impact of occupational mechanical exposures on risk of lateral and medial inguinal hernia requiring surgical repair

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 802-809

  Vad, Marie Vestergaard ^a,b   Frost, Poul ^b   Bay Nielsen, Morten ^c   Svendsen, Susanne Wulff ^a  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL INGUINAL HERNIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MECHANICAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDING; WALKING; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867702370     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-100787     Document Type: Article

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