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. 2024 Jun 27;50(5):317–328. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4172

Table 1. The top 10 most cited review and original research papers on MSDs in the SJWEH over the past 50 years.

Order and first author Title Year Citations
Reviews      
1 Bongers et al (38) Psychosocial factors at work and musculoskeletal disease 1993 854
2 Burdorf et al (42) Positive and negative evidence of risk factors for back disorders 1997 513
3 Armstrong et al (43) A conceptual model for work-related neck and upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders 1993 441
4 Hoogendoorn et al (44) Physical load during work and leisure time as risk factors for back pain 1999 400
5 Sluiter et al (13) Criteria document for evaluating the work-relatedness of upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders 2001 370
6 Ariëns et al (45) Physical risk factors for neck pain 2000 357
7 van Rijn et al (19) Associations between work-related factors and specific disorders of the shoulder–a systematic review of the literature 2010 279
8 MacEachen et al (46) Systematic review of the qualitative literature on return to work after injury 2006 254
9 Riihimäki (33) Low-back pain, its origin and risk indicators 1991 209
10 Lötters et al (30) Model for the work-relatedness of low-back pain 2003 184
Original research      
1 Punnett (47) Back disorders and nonneutral trunk postures of automobile assembly workers 1991 391
2 Bernard et al (48) Job task and psychosocial risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders among newspaper employees 1994 314
3 Veiersted et al (49) Electromyographic evaluation of muscular work pattern as a predictor of trapezius myalgia 1993 262
4 Wiktorin et al (50) Validity of self-reported exposures to work postures and manual materials handling. Stockholm MUSIC I Study Group 1993 227
5 Viikari-Juntura et al (51) Validity of self-reported physical work load in epidemiologic studies on musculoskeletal disorders 1996 193
6 Chiang et al (52) Prevalence of shoulder and upper-limb disorders among workers in the fish-processing industry 1993 193
7 Dale et al (53) Prevalence and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in US working populations: pooled analysis of six prospective studies 2013 190
8 Houtman et al (54) Psychosocial stressors at work and musculoskeletal problems 1994 176
9 Blangsted et al (55) One-year randomized controlled trial with different physical-activity programs to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck and shoulders among office workers 2008 171
10 Knave et al (56) Work with video display terminals among office employees. I. Subjective symptoms and discomfort 1986 170