Assessment of risk factors of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs) by OCRA method in repetitive tasks

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-74

  Moussavi Najarkola, S A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; NMQ; OCRA; Risk factors of disorders; UEMSDs

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW DISEASE; ERGONOMICS; FINGER INJURY; FOUNDRY; HAND DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRAN; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELDING; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 33645114873     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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