Attitude alters the risk for development of RSI in software professionals

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-34

  Bakhtiar Choudhary, S ^a   Vijaya, Rao ^b   Suneetha, S ^c  

^a APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NFC   (India)

^c Dept in Occupational Nutrition ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Attitude; Computer professionals; Ergonomics; RSI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BACKACHE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY POSTURE; CHAIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DIGITAL COMPUTER; ERGONOMICS; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FURNITURE; HEADACHE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MOTIVATION; MYALGIA; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHOULDER INJURY; SITTING; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0041368798     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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