Loss of Productivity Due to Neck/Shoulder Symptoms and Hand/Arm Symptoms: Results from the PROMO-Study
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- 18 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
- Vol. 17 (3) , 370-382
Abstract
The objective of the present study is to describe the extent of productivity loss among computer workers with neck/shoulder symptoms and hand/arm symptoms, and to examine associations between pain intensity, various physical and psychosocial factors and productivity loss in computer workers with neck/shoulder and hand/arm symptoms.Keywords
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