Independent effect of physical workload and childhood socioeconomic status on low back pain among health care workers in Denmark

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Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Jørgensen, Marie Birk ^a   Nabe Nielsen, Kirsten ^b   Clausen, Thomas ^a   Holtermann, Andreas ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Differential vulnerability; Health care worker; Musculoskeletal disorders; Parental education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL CLASS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875615731     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828435d4     Document Type: Article

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