A fuzzy linguistic model for the prediction of carpal tunnel syndrome risks in an occupational environment

Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 790-799

  Mccauley Bell, Pamela ^a   Crumpton, Lesia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpel tunnel; Cumulative trauma; Fuzzy; Predictive model

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESSING (AHP); CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK;

EID: 1842332762     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401397187784     Document Type: Article

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