Do repetitive tasks give rise to musculoskeletal disorders?

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 257-258

  Davis, T R C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorder; Repetitive task; Work related upper limb disorder

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM;

ARM; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN;

EID: 0032771958     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.4.257     Document Type: Short Survey

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