Mechanical and psychosocial work exposures: the construction and evaluation of a gender-specific job exposure matrix (JEM)

• Main Authors: Therese Nordberg Hanvold (Author), Tom Sterud (Author), Petter Kristensen (Author), Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to (i) construct and evaluate a gender-specific job exposure matrix (JEM) for mechanical and psychosocial work exposures and (ii) test its predictive validity for low-back pain. METHODS: We utilized data from the Norwegian nationwide Survey of Living Conditions...