Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in construction workers in Saudi Arabia

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Alghadir, Ahmad ^a   Anwer, Shahnawaz ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE PAIN; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; HAND PAIN; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SHOULDER PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924560214     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/529873     Document Type: Article

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