Reducing musculoskeletal burden through ergonomic program implementation in a large newspaper

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 98-108

  Cole, Donald C ^a,b   Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^a   Manno, Michael ^b,d   Ibrahim, Selahadin ^a,b   Wells, Richard P ^c   Ferrier, Sue E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; Longitudinal study; Path models; Program evaluation; Repetitive strain injury cumulative trauma disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFICE WORKER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; WORK DISABILITY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEWSPAPERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750456973     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0107-6     Document Type: Article

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