Quantifying repetitive hand activity for epidemiological research on musculoskeletal disorders - Part I: Individual exposure assessment

Ergonomics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 361-380

  Bao, S ^a   Spielholz, P ^a   Howard, N ^a   Silverstein, B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct measurement; Hand force; Individual exposure quantification; Observational; Repetition; Self reporting

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; MUSCLE;

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT; HAND ACTIVITY; HAND FORCE; INDIVIDUAL EXPOSURE QUANTIFICATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SELF REPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646692509     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500520214     Document Type: Article

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