International archives of occupational and environmental health
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · Jul 2014
Work-related psychosocial and mechanical risk factors for neck/shoulder pain: a 3-year follow-up study of the general working population in Norway.
This study examines the impact of work-related psychosocial and mechanical exposure on the development of neck/shoulder pain in the general working population. ⋯ Highly demanding jobs, neck flexion and awkward lifting appear as the most important predictors of neck/shoulder pain.