Self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms among mason tenders and perceived job-related characteristics

Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennium'

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 636-639

  Goldsheyder, David ^a   Schecter Weiner, Shira ^a   Nordin, Margareta ^a   Hiebert, Rudi ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASON TENDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; JOB ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVEYS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 1842636146     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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