Anthropometric variability, equipment usability and musculoskeletal pain in a group of nurses in the Western Cape

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 481-490

  Botha, W E ^a   Bridger, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Nursing; Workspace design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; BODY SIZE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032483940     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(97)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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