Ergonomic Considerations in Work-Related Upper Extremity Disorders

Clinics in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-266

  Pearce, Brian ^a  

^a Humane Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33646088583     PISSN: 15260046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coem.2005.11.012     Document Type: Review

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