Updating reference values and predictive models of the OCRA method in the risk assessment of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1727-1739

  Occhipinti, E ^a   Colombini, D ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exposure index; Repetitive movements; Risk assessment; UL WMSDs

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKER;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 35848933898     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701674331     Document Type: Article

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