The influence of visual display terminal use on the physical and mental conditions of administrative staff in Japan

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-73

  Ye, Zhaojia ^a   Abe, Yasuyo ^a   Kusano, Yosuke ^b   Takamura, Noboru ^a   Eida, Kazuyuki ^c   Takemoto, Tai Ichiro ^d   Aoyagi, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nagasaki Wesleyan University

^c Nagasaki Health Promotion Corporation   (Japan)

^d NAGASAKI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

12 item general health questionnaire; Eyestrain; Mental health; Musculoskeletal pain; Techno stress; Visual display terminal

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER TERMINAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHENOPIA; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34248587221     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.26.69     Document Type: Article

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