Document ID (ISN) | 53901 |
CIS number |
90-854 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0301-0023 - Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine |
Year |
1988 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Torell G., Sandén Å., Järvholm B. |
Title |
Musculoskeletal disorders in shipyard workers |
Bibliographic information |
Winter 1988, Vol.38, No.4, p.109-112. Illus. 7 ref. |
Abstract |
The primary hypothesis was that musculoskeletal disorders were much more common in older workers than in younger ones. A questionnaire was answered by 1,565 shipyard workers at a health check-up. Diagnoses from the health centre at the shipyards were also scrutinised. The workload of each occupation was independently estimated in 3 degrees: low, moderate and heavy. There was no obvious relation between musculoskeletal disorders and age. However, there was as expected a strong relationship between workload and symptoms or medical diagnoses. The data indicated no strong correlation between musculoskeletal disorders from different organs. |
Descriptors (primary) |
heavy work; shipbuilding industry; musculoskeletal diseases; occupation disease relation |
Descriptors (secondary) |
symptoms; age; periodic medical examinations; epidemiologic study; questionnaire survey |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system Shipbuliding and ship repair
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