Work with prolonged arm elevation as a risk factor for shoulder pain: A longitudinal study among young adults

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-51

  Hanvold, Therese Nordberg ^a   Wærsted, Morten ^a   Mengshoel, Anne Marit ^b   Bjertness, Espen ^b   Veiersted, Kaj Bo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Inclinometer; Mechanical workload; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS;

GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; INCLINOMETER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MECHANICAL WORKLOAD; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION STRATEGIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

HEALTH;

ADULT; ARM ELEVATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; TOBACCO USE; WORK; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT; ARM; BODY POSTURE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; HAIRDRESSER; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

BARBERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919625762     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.08.019     Document Type: Article

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