Musculoskeletal disorders in shipyard industry: prevalence, health care use, and absenteeism

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is unclear whether the well-known risk factors for the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) also play an important role in the determining consequences of MSD in terms of sickness absence and health care use.</p> &l...

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Main Authors: Konstantinou Eleni, Tanagra Dimitra, Alexopoulos Evangelos C, Burdorf Alex
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/7/88