Musculoskeletal symptoms and duration of computer and mouse use

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 265-275

  Jensen, Chris ^a   Finsen, Lotte ^a   Søgaard, Karen ^a   Christensen, Hanne ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer mouse; Computer work; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Repetitiveness; VDU

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMPUTER USERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0036808546     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(02)00130-0     Document Type: Article

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