Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Irish farm operators
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Irish farm operators.
BACKGROUND To establish prevalence, risk factors, and impact of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among farmers in Ireland. METHODS In summer 2009, a questionnaire was appended to the Teagasc (Irish Agricultural and Food Development Authority) National Farm Survey (n = 1,110) to obtain data on the prevalence, risk factors and impact of WMSDs amongst farm operators in Ireland. Dat...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0271-3586
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22092