Musculoskeletal, visual and psychosocial stress in VDU operators before and after multidisciplinary ergonomic interventions

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 335-354

  Aarås, Arne ^a   Horgen, Gunnar ^b   Bjørset, Hans Henrik ^c   Ro, Ola ^d   Thoresen, Magne ^e  

^a Alcatel STK AS   (Norway)

^b Kongsberg College of Engineering   (Norway)

^c K O Thornesveg 11   (Norway)

^d Premed AS   (Norway)

^e Medstat Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Lighting conditions; Musculoskeletal illness; VDU workplaces; Visual conditions; Visual discomfort

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MONITORS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

LIGHTING CONDITION; MUSCULOSKELETAL ILLNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS; VISUAL DISCOMFORT; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; VISUAL STRESS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FOREARM; HAND; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032192584     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00079-3     Document Type: Article

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