A Lower Level of Physically Demanding Work Is Associated with Excellent Work Ability in Men and Women with Neck Pain in Different Age Groups

Safety and Health at Work

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 356-363

  Oliv, Stefan ^a   Noor, Adnan ^a   Gustafsson, Ewa ^a   Hagberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aging workers; Work Ability Index; work demands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; SOCIAL WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 85019106040     PISSN: 20937911     EISSN: 20937997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2017.03.004     Document Type: Article

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