A prospective study of musculoskeletal outcomes among manufacturing workers: II. effects of psychosocial stress and work organization factors

Human Factors

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 178-190

  Gerr, Fredric ^a   Fethke, Nathan B ^a   Anton, Dan ^b   Merlino, Linda ^a   Rosecrance, John ^c   Marcus, Michele ^d   Jones, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; musculoskeletal disorder; prospective study; psychosocial; work organization

Indexed keywords

MUSCULO-SKELETAL OUTCOMES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK FACTORS; WORK ORGANIZATION;

DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SURVEYS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IOWA; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84893113753     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720813487201     Document Type: Article

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