Associations between neck and shoulder discomfort (Katakori) and job demand, job control, and worksite support

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1198-1204

  Fujii, Tomoko ^a   Matsudaira, Ko ^a   Yoshimura, Noriko ^b   Hirai, Masami ^c   Tanaka, Sakae ^d  

^a KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nonspecific neck pain; Psychosocial factors; Somatization; Worksite support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84894333494     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-012-0824-5     Document Type: Article

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