Effectiveness of computer ergonomics interventions for an engineering company: A program evaluation

Work

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-62

  Goodman, Glenn ^a   Landis, James ^a   George, Christina ^a   McGuire, Shiela ^a   Shorter, Crystal ^a   Sieminski, Michelle ^a   Wilson, Tamika ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Cumulative trauma; Ergonomics; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; ENGINEERING; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 13944252562     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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