Methodological limitations in the study of video display terminal use and upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 649-656

  Gerr, Fredric ^a   Marcus, Michele ^a   Ortiz, Daniel J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

ARM INJURIES; COMPUTER TERMINALS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0029898470     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199606)29:6<649::AID-AJIM9>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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