Standing, sitting and associated working conditions in the Quebec population in 1998

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-269

  Tissot, F ^a   Messing, Karen ^a   Stock, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision latitude; Musculoskeletal; Posture; Sitting; Standing; Walking

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SITTING POSTURE; VASCULAR HEALTH; WORKING POSTURE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKPLACE;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; QUEBEC; WORKPLACE;

EID: 16844378699     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130512331326799     Document Type: Article

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