Contribution of biopsychosocial risk factors to nonspecific neck pain in office workers: A path analysis model

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 100-109

  Paksaichol, Arpalak ^a   Lawsirirat, Chaipat ^a   Janwantanakul, Prawit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial; Neck pain; Office worker; Path analysis; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPUTER TERMINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE TONE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE TONUS; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; THAILAND; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84928812126     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.14-0124-OA     Document Type: Article

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