A Poisson model for work-related musculoskeletal disorder cost estimation

Safety Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-31

  Quintana, R ^a   Pawlowitz, I ^a  

^a 500 W Univ Dr Ergonom S   (United States)

Author keywords

Time interval analysis; Work related musculoskeletal disorder

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (WMSD);

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; COST; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0345390265     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(99)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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