Shoulder musculoskeletal disorders in industrial and office work

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Fagarasanu, Mircea ^a   Kumar, Shrawan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Shoulder musculoskeletal system; Work relatedness

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFICE WORKER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH; REST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0038207741     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218957703001009     Document Type: Review

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