Upper extremity disorders in heavy industry workers in Greece
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Upper extremity disorders in heavy industry workers in Greece
AIM To investigate the disability due to musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities in heavy industry workers. METHODS The population under study consisted of 802 employees, both white- and blue-collar, working in a shipyard industry in Athens, Greece. Data were collected through the distribution of questionnaires and the recording of individual and job-related characteristics during ...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Orthopedics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2218-5836
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i6.478