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Effectiveness of a questionnaire based intervention programme on the prevalence of arm, shoulder and neck symptoms, risk factors and sick leave in computer workers: a cluster randomised controlled trial in an occupational setting.

Erwin M Spekle, Marco Jm Hoozemans, Birgitte M Blatter, Judith Heinrich, Allard J van der Beek, Dirk L Knol, Paulien M Bongers, and Jaap H van Dieen

BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2010) PMID 20507548

Arm, shoulder and neck symptoms are very prevalent among computer workers. In an attempt to reduce these symptoms, a large occupational health service in the Netherlands developed a preventive programme on exposure to risk factors, prevalence of arm, shoulder and neck symptoms, and sick leave in computer workers. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of this intervention programme.

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-99
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