National efforts to identify research issues related to prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-12

  Waters, Thomas R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Prevention; Research gaps; Upper extremity disorders

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARM; BACK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALARY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0842349302     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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