Work-related musculoskeletal complaints: Some ergonomics challenges upon the start of a new century

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 569-580

  Westgaard, R H ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomechanical exposure; Ergonomic intervention; Musculoskeletal disorder; Psychosocial exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; LEISURE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0033708789     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(00)00036-3     Document Type: Article

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