What is known about temperature and complaints in the upper extremity? A systematic review in the VDU work environment

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 445-452

  Meijer, Eline M ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arm temperature; Coldness; Systematic review; Upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD INJURY; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

COMPUTER TERMINALS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646729660     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0077-0     Document Type: Review

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