Work-related musculoskeletal discomfort of dairy farmers and employed workers

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kolstrup, Christina Lunner ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dairy farming; Ergonomic work factors; Milking; Physical exertion; Questionnaire; Rating scale; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STANDARDISED NORDIC QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84871736505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-7-23     Document Type: Article

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