An occupational study of employees with vdu-associated symptoms: the importance of stress

Stress Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-54

  Berg, Mats ^a   Bengt, Arnetz ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

High tech; Stress; Vdu work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LEISURE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030032248     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199601)12:1<51::AID-SMI678>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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