How+Work+Organization+Affects+the+Prevalence+of+WMSDs-A+Case-control+Study.pdf

Biomed Environ Sci, 2015; 28(9): 627-633 627 Original Article How Work Organization Affects the Prevalence of WMSDs: A Case-control Study* 1,^ 2,^ 3 1 1,# LIU Lu , CHEN Song Gen , TANG Shi Chuan , WANG Sheng , HE Li Hua , 1 4 5 6 GUO Ze Hua , LI Jing Yun , YU Shan Fa , and WANG Zhong Xu 1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Science, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China; 2. Foshan Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Control, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China; 3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Occupational Health and Safety, Beijing Municipal Institute of Labour Protection, Beijing 100054, China; 4. Beijing Institute of Occupational Medicine for Chemical Industry, Beijing 100093, China; 5. Henan Provincial Institute for Occupational Health, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan, China; 6. Department of Occupational Health Protection, Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center of Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China Abstract Objective In this study, we aimed at exploring the association between work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and work organization based on a case-control study. Methods A total of 1938 workers who claimed to suffer from WMSDs were selected from Beijing, Henan, Hubei, and the Guangdong province. The control group consisted of 2009 workers employed in similar industries without severe disease or m