Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Comparison of Two National Research Agendas

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• Personal Author:
  Estill, Cheryl F. ; Slavin T ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for a major component of the cost of work-related illness in the U.S. MSDs include low backpain, tendonitis, hand-arm vibration syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome. The enourmous scope of the problem is confirmed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which reports that for those cases involving days away from work in 1999, approximately one third of the total - 532,636 cases - were the result of overexertion or repetitive motion. This article explains the method for the development of the musculoskeletal research portion of NIOSH's National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) and compares the result with the Naitonal Research Council (NRC) research agenda. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Arm-injuries Back-injuries Carpal-tunnel-syndrome Hand-injuries Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Work-performance Worker-health
• ISSN:
  0099-0027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  45-49
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022422
• Citation:
  Prof Saf 2002 Sep; 47(9):45-49
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Professional Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0617f070d55b03af381ebd1587c7d5d0edab4ef0a07939292b9e85b9ff38271415fd76d1baa0a239727907036cf7c6acbf3d70de12df35fe91948a518b3d439e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199211/cdc_199211_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.61 MB ]