Musculoskeletal disorders work-related to the upper extremity in spinning: Lack of risk or of adequate methods for assessing risk?;Patologie muscoloscheletriche dell'arto superiore in addetti alla filatura: Assenza di rischio o carenza di metodi per valutare in modo adeguato il rischio?

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-20

  Sala, E ^a   Albini, E ^a   Borghesi, S ^a   Gullino, A ^b   Romano, C ^b   Apostoli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Check list OCRA; OREGE; Shoulder; Spinning; Textile industry; Upper limb; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRENGTH; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 19044394903     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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