Open AccessCultural differences in musculoskeletal symptoms and disability
Author(s) -
Ira Madan,
Isabel Reading,
K Palmer,
D. Coggon
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyn085
Subject(s) - test (biology) , musculoskeletal disorder , medicine , gerontology , psychology , physical therapy , environmental health , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , paleontology , biology
To test the hypothesis that cultural factors such as health beliefs and expectations have an important influence on common musculoskeletal symptoms and associated disability, we compared prevalence rates in groups of workers carrying out similar physical activities in different cultural settings.
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