Effectiveness of workstation design on reducing musculoskeletal risk factors and symptoms among semiconductor fabrication room workers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-42

  Lin, Ro Ting ^a   Chan, Chang Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fab; Musculoskeletal risk factors; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Semiconductor; VDT; Workstation

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

MUSCULOSKELETAL RISK FACTORS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; SHOULDER SYMPTOMS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHOULDER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33845224940     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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