Effect of physical ergonomics on VDT workers' health: A longitudinal intervention field study in a service organization

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-135

  Bayeh, Antoinette Derjani ^a   Smith, Michael J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TERMINALS; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SURVEYS;

ERGONOMIC ANALYSIS; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAINS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ERGONOMICS; SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; VIDEO DISPLAY TERMINALS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0033464277     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s153275901102_3     Document Type: Article

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