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Prevalence and associated factors of lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders among manufacturing workers: a cross-sectional study in China.

Xu JinYidan DongFujiang WangPing JiangZhongbin ZhangLihua HeMikael ForsmanLiyun Yang
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
The prevalence of lower extremity MSDs among Chinese manufacturing workers is high. The most commonly affected body regions were the knees and ankles/feet. Multiple factors were found associated with lower extremity MSDs including age, BMI, work experience, work organisations, physical ergonomics exposures, etc.
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