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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 59692 |
| CIS number |
93-478 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Daltroy L.H., Larson M.G., Wright E.A., Malspeis S., Fossel A.H., Ryan J., Zwerling C., Liang M.H. |
| Title |
A case-control study of risk factors for industrial back injury: Implications for primary and secondary prevention programs |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1991, Vol.20, No.4, p.505-515. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
Data were collected on 228 consecutive back injuries in Boston's General Mail Facility and 228 non-injured controls drawn randomly from each case's work unit, matching on craft (clerk, mailhandler, maintenance), shift, and general supervisor. Data were collected on age, sex, duration of employment, 3 year history of injury claims, overtime work in the past 2 weeks, job change in the past 60 days, and machine vs. manual job. Risk factors for back injury were examined. They included history of back injury claim, younger age, shorter duration of employment, recent job change, and history of non-back injury claim. Among heavy lifters (vs. clerks) overtime and being female increased the risk of injury. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
backache; risk factors; overstrain; postal services |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
health programmes; occupational pathology; comparative study; sex-linked differences; epidemiologic study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Communications industry
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Mental stress and burnout
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