Exposure assessment strategies for work-related risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1999, Pages 25-30

  Burdorf, Alex ^a   Van Der Beek, Allard ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exposure modeling; Review

Indexed keywords

DEVICE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; WORK SCHEDULE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033397988     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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