Effectiveness of an educational intervention to increase knowledge and reduce use of risky behaviors associated with cumulative trauma in office workers

Work

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-135

  Marcoux, Beth C ^a   Krause, Volker ^b   Nieuwenhuijsen, Els R ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational intervention program for CTD; Knowledge of CTD; Office workers; Prevention of CTD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OFFICE WORKER; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER INJURY; STATISTICS; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0033954302     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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