Impact of physical exposure on neck and upper limb disorders in female workers

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-310

  Hansson, Gert Åke ^a   Balogh, Istvan ^a   Ohlsson, Kerstina ^a   Pålsson, Birgitta ^a   Rylander, Lars ^a   Skerfving, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exposure response relations; Musculoskeletal disorders; Physical workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK INJURY; PREVALENCE; SHOULDER INJURY; WORKLOAD; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 0034001699     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(99)00047-2     Document Type: Article

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