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International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:702
© International Epidemiological Association 2002

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Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities. Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2001, pp. 429, £39.95. ISBN: 309-07284-0 (HB).

Michael Calnan

Musculoskeletal disorders of the back and the upper limb are a major source of morbidity, particularly occupational morbidity. They are a major cost in terms of loss of productivity to the health service and to the sufferer, and impose a substantial economical burden in compensation costs. This book, prepared by a panel on musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace, is based on a report of a comprehensive review of the scientific literature on the relationship of work and the workplace to musculoskeletal disorders of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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