Assessment of exposure to pushing and pulling in epidemiological field studies: An overview of methods, exposure measures, and measurement strategies

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 417-429

  Van Der Beek, Allard J ^a   Hoozemans, Marco J M ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Back pain; Ergonomic epidemiology; Exposure assessment; Pulling; Pushing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORCE MEASUREMENT; HEALTH RISKS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING;

ERGONOMICS;

BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; FORCE; HUMAN; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032790659     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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