The use of participatory action research and ergonomics in the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the newspaper industry

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-262

  Rosecrance, John C ^a   Cook, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Musculoskeletal Disorders; Newspaper Industry; Participatory Action Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEWSPAPERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034053088     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732200301575     Document Type: Article

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