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Lost working years: a metric for assessing the burden of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in social insurance systems

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are one of the primary causes of disability among the general working population [ref:1]. About three out of five employees of EU member states suffer from WMSDs [ref:2]. As a result, WMSDs pose a large (economic) burden [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Source: German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)

DOI: 10.3205/25premus009

Author: Collie, Alex

Institution: Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7080778485