Association of psychological distress and work psychosocial factors with self-reported musculoskeletal pain among secondary school teachers in Malaysia

E. N. Zamri; F. M. Moy; V. C. W. Hoe

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172195

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Association of psychological distress and work psychosocial factors with self-reported musculoskeletal pain among secondary school teachers in Malaysia

E. N. Zamri,

Affiliations Julius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Cluster of Lifestyle Science, Advanced of Medical & Dental Institute, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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F. M. Moy ,

* E-mail: moyfm@ummc.edu.my

Affiliation Julius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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V. C. W. Hoe

Affiliation Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health-UM, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Association of psychological distress and work psychosocial factors with self-reported musculoskeletal pain among secondary school teachers in Malaysia

E. N. Zamri,
F. M. Moy,
V. C. W. Hoe

Published: February 24, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172195

About the Authors

E. N. Zamri

Affiliations Julius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Cluster of Lifestyle Science, Advanced of Medical & Dental Institute, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

F. M. Moy

* E-mail: moyfm@ummc.edu.my

Affiliation Julius Centre University of Malaya, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

V. C. W. Hoe

Affiliation Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health-UM, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: EZ FMM VCWH. Formal analysis: EZ. Funding acquisition: FMM. Investigation: EZ FMM. Methodology: EZ FMM VCWH. Project administration: FMM. Resources: FMM. Supervision: FMM. Validation: FMM. Visualization: EZ FMM. Writing – original draft: EZ. Writing – review & editing: EZ FMM VCWH.

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