Cumulative trauma disorders in the upper extremities: Reliability of the postural and repetitive risk-factors index

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 860-866

  James, Carolyn P A ^b   Harburn, Karen L ^a   Kramer, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

EID: 0030763436     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90201-X     Document Type: Article

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