Ergonomic decision-making: A conceptual framework for experienced practitioners from backgrounds in industrial engineering and physical therapy

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 587-598

  Piegorsch, Karen M ^a   Watkins, Ken W ^b   Piegorsch, Walter W ^b   Reininger, Belinda ^c   Corwin, Sara J ^b   Valois, Robert F ^b  

^a Synergo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ergonomics practice; Industrial engineering; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; PRACTITIONER FACTORS; WORK-RELATED INJURIES;

DECISION MAKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745004119     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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