How useful is the term 'cumulative trauma disorder'?

Work

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-105

  Baker, Nancy A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

CTD; Repetitive strain injury (RSI); Theory testing; Work related musculoskeletal discomfort (WSMD)

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 0032854761     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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