Open AccessMusculoskeletal pain in Europe: the role of personal, occupational, and social risk factors
Author(s) -
Andrea Farioli,
Stefano Mattioli,
Anna Quaglieri,
Stefania Curti,
Francesco Saverio Violante,
David Coggon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3381
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , poisson regression , medicine , neck pain , demography , social class , risk factor , environmental health , population , alternative medicine , pathology , sociology , political science , law
The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in European countries varies considerably. We analyzed data from the fifth European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) to explore the role of personal, occupational, and social risk factors in determining the national prevalence of musculoskeletal pain.