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- Published on: 27 April 2016Estimating the numbers of work-related musculoskeletal disordersShow More
We are grateful to John Hodgson for his comments on our paper. It was not our intention to investigate the overall accuracy of Labour Force Survey statistics. Rather, we aimed to assess the potential for error from one specific source, namely the impossibility of meaningfully attributing a disorder to work when: a) there are no special clinical features that distinguish between “occupational” and “non-occupational” ca...
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None declared. - Published on: 27 April 2016Estimating the numbers of work related musculoskeletal disordersShow More
Dear Sir
I would like to respond to some of the issues raised by Palmer et al's recent paper "How common is repetitive strain injury?" and the associated editorial by Fred Gerr on the surveillance of work related musculoskeletal disorders.
The central issue is that of the reliability with which individuals can attribute their musculoskeletal symptoms or conditions to work. The question would be easi...
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