Psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal disorders in the construction industry: A systematic review

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-344

  Sobeih, Tarek M ^a   Salem, O ^b   Daraiseh, Nancy ^b   Genaidy, Ash ^b   Shell, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Job control; Job stress; Musculoskeletal disorders; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007887124     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220500090760     Document Type: Article

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