An ergonomic walkthrough observation of carpentry tasks: A pilot study

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 278-287

  Bhattacharya, Amit ^a   Greathouse, Lisa ^b   Warren, James ^c   Li, Yuhua ^d   Dimov, Mina ^d   Applegate, Harriet ^d   Stinson, Rick ^d   Lemasters, Grace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Hoechst Celanese Corporation   (United States)

^c Triangle Environmental Inc   (United States)

^d Gtr Cincinnati Occup Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CARPENTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030898861     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1997.10389504     Document Type: Article

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