Upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders at a pulp and paper mill

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-194

  Silverstein, Barbara A ^a   Hughes, Richard E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cumulative trauma disorder; Process industry; Pulp and paper; Tendinitis

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOB ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PERSONNEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; MULTIPLE LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS; PROCESS INDUSTRY; RISK FACTORS; STEEL LANCES; TENDINITIS; UPPER EXTREMITY DISORDERS; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; JOB ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TENDINITIS;

EID: 0030175388     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-6870(95)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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