Workers' assessments of manual lifting tasks: Cognitive strategies and validation with respect to objective indices and musculoskeletal symptoms

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 505-516

  Yeung, Simon S ^a   Genaidy, Ash ^b   Deddens, James ^b   Leung, P C ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lifting activities; Self reported exposure and outcome assessment; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITION; DEVICE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORKLOAD;

COGNITION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0141920809     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0448-3     Document Type: Article

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