A new framework for evaluating potential risk of back disorders due to whole body vibration and repeated mechanical shock

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-395

  Waters, Thomas ^a   Rauche, Christin ^b   Genaidy, Ash ^b   Rashed, Tarek ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL SHOCK; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTOR VEHICLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE DISEASE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

BACK PAIN; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VIBRATION;

EID: 34250722647     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130601089978     Document Type: Article

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