Repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in agriculture: Physical risk factors dominate in female workers

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 604-607

  Oude Vrielink, Huub H E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISKS; STRAIN; TISSUE;

PHYSICAL WORKLOAD; STRAIN INJURIES;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 1842685329     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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