The Mystery of RSI

American Psychologist

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1004-1015

  Kiesler, Sara ^a   Finholt, Tom ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; WRIST INJURY;

COMPUTERS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0024234113     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.43.12.1004     Document Type: Article

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