Intervention trials on upper body pain among computer operators

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 297-298

  Andersen, J H ^a  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NOTE; OPERATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; TENDINITIS; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; WORKPLACE;

ANIMALS; COMMERCE; COMPUTERS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646227408     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.026450     Document Type: Note

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