A comprehensive risk assessment model for work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities

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 728-731

  Freivalds, Andris ^a   Kong, Yongku ^a   You, Heecheon ^b   Park, Seikwon ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wichita State University   (United States)

^c Korean Air Force Academy   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; JOB ANALYSIS; MOTION CONTROL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORS;

GRIP FORCES; UPPER EXTREMITIES;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 1842686613     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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