Occupational demands associated with rotator cuff disease surgery in the UK Biobank

• Main Authors: Elizabeth L Yanik (Author), Jay D Keener (Author), Martin J Stevens (Author), Karen E Walker-Bone (Author), Ann Marie Dale (Author), Yinjiao Ma (Author), Graham A Colditz (Author), Rick W Wright (Author), Nancy L Saccone (Author), Nitin B Jain (Author), Bradley A Evanoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Physically-demanding occupations may increase rotator cuff disease (RCD) risk and need for surgery. We linked a job-exposure matrix (JEM) to the UK Biobank cohort study to measure physical occupational exposures and estimate associations with RCD surgery. METHODS: Jobs and UK Standard Oc...