Sick-leave and disability pensions among female assembly workers

Sick-leave in 1984–1989 was higher in 269 women with industrial work involving repetitive movements (total 76,540 days), than in 290 referents with varying work tasks (26,421 days). The medians of the individual ratios of the observed number of days of illness versus expected (according to backgroun...

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Published in:European journal of public health 1997-06, Vol.7 (2), p.162-168
Main Authors: PÅLSSON, B., HORSTMANN, V., ATTEWELL, R.G., OHLSSON, K., SKERFVING, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
disability pension
Disability Recipients
female assembly workers
Illness
Industrial Workers
musculoskeletal disease
Occupational Safety and Health
sick-leave
Sweden
Work Environment
Working Women
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Summary:Sick-leave in 1984–1989 was higher in 269 women with industrial work involving repetitive movements (total 76,540 days), than in 290 referents with varying work tasks (26,421 days). The medians of the individual ratios of the observed number of days of illness versus expected (according to background population) were 1.26 and 0.24 respectively. Sick-leave with diagnoses in the musculoskeletal system dominated in the exposed group, particularly for neck/shoulders (5.3 versus 0.6% of observed time, p
ISSN:1101-1262
1464-360X
DOI:10.1093/eurpub/7.2.162