Epidemiology of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

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• Personal Author:
  Bernard, Bruce P. ; Hales, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Musculoskeletal disorders are common in the United States. Although precise estimates are not available, most researchers agree that exposure to a combination of work place risk factors is a major contributor to these disorders. Along with personal factors (age, gender, etc.). Epidemiologic studies of workers have associated these disorders with many work-place physical and psychosocial factors. Specific physical factors associated with these disorders include intense, repeated, or sustained exertions, awkward, sustained, or extreme postures of the body, insufficient recovery time, vibration, and cold temperatures. Specific examples of work-place psychosocial factors include monotonous work, time pressure, high work load, lack of peer support, and a poor supervisor-employee relationship. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Demography Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Demographic-characteristics Exposure-assessment Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-exposure Racial-factors Risk-analysis Risk-factors Sex-factors
• ISSN:
  0030-5898
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025532
• Citation:
  Orthop Clin North Am 1996 Oct; 27(4):679-709
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Orthopedic Clinics of North America
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196858/cdc_196858_DS1.pdf
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