Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and injuries among operating engineers: A review and guidelines for improvement

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 480-484

  Zimmermann, Chris L ^a   Cook, Thomas M ^a   Rosecrance, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VIBRATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030960112     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1997.10390031     Document Type: Article

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