Association between objectively measured sitting time and neck–shoulder pain among blue-collar workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1031-1042

  Hallman, David M ^a   Gupta, Nidhi ^b   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^a   Holtermann, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Daily sitting; Occupational sitting; Sitting during leisure

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; BODY POSTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR; WORK;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84945459311     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-015-1031-4     Document Type: Article

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