Musculoskeletal overexertion injuries in the united states: Mitigating the problem through ergonomics and engineering interventions

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-149

  Mital, Anil ^a   Pennathur, Arunkumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomic interventions; Injury management; Musculoskeletal injury risk factors; Rehabilitation of injured worker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0032823553     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021318204926     Document Type: Article

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