A new pre-employment functional capacity evaluation predicts longer-term risk of musculoskeletal injury in healthy workers: A prospective cohort study

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Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 2208-2215

  Legge, Jennifer ^a   Burgess Limerick, Robin ^a   Peeters, Geeske ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

back injuries; functional capacity evaluation; manual handling; musculoskeletal diseases; occupational injuries; physical fitness; pre employment screening; risk management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COAL MINING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; JOBFIT SYSTEM PEFA SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPRAIN; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BACK INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889636306     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000013     Document Type: Article

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