Effectiveness of measures and implementation strategies in reducing physical work demands due to manual handling at work

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 75-87

  van der Molen, Henk F ^a,b   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Hulshof, Carel T J ^a   Vink, Peter ^c   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Arbouw   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Implementation; Intervention; Manual (materials) handling; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Strategies; Systematic review; Work

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATION;

DEVICE; EMBASE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; TRAINING;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 29444432132     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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