Musculoskeletal symptoms related to video display terminal use: An analysis of objective and subjective exposure estimates

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-39

  Faucett, Julia ^a   Rempel, David ^b  

^a The School of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SELF REPORT; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

EID: 0030064560     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507999604400109     Document Type: Article

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