Low back pain in port machinery operators

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-20

  Bovenzi, M ^a   Pinto, I ^b   Stacchini, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Physical Agents   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FREQUENCIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; LOCOMOTIVE CRANES;

POSTURAL LOADS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0037162213     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2001.4246     Document Type: Conference Paper

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