Musculoskeletal disorders within the telecommunications sector-A systematic review

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-72

  Crawford, Joanne O ^a   Laiou, Elpiniki ^a   Spurgeon, Anne ^a   McMillan, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back disorders; Call center workers; Intervention studies; Service technicians; Upper limb disorders

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH RISKS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

BACK DISORDERS; CALL CENTER WORKERS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SERVICE TECHNICIANS; UPPER LIMB DISORDERS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 37548999411     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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