Musculoskeletal disorder prevalence and psychosocial risk exposures by age and gender in a cohort of office based employees in two academic institutions

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-97

  Collins, John D ^a   O'Sullivan, Leonard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Age; Computer use; Gender; Physical activity; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

OFFICE BUILDINGS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

AGE; COMPUTER USE; GENDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; AGE; ANKLE DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELBOW DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HIP DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; KNEE DISEASE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINE DISEASE; SYMPTOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WRIST DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923539179     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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