A randomised controlled trial of postural interventions for prevention of musculoskeletal symptoms among computer users

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 478-487

  Gerr, F ^a   Marcus, M ^b   Monteilh, C ^b   Hannan, L ^b   Ortiz, D ^c   Kleinbaum, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK MUSCLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; COMMERCE; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNIVERSITIES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 21344466052     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.015792     Document Type: Article

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