A new table for work with a microscope, a solution to ergonomic problems

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 621-628

  Sillanpää, Jarmo ^a   Nyberg, Mika ^a   Laippala, Pekka ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Ergonomic improvements; Microscope work

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSITION; ERGONOMICS; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; MICROSCOPE; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; SHOULDER PAIN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0141953225     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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