Two way assessment of other physical work demands while measuring the whole body vibration magnitude

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 310, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 1080-1092

  Tiemessen, Ivo J H ^a   Hulshof, Carel T J ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a  

^a Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

BACK PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION (WBV);

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 37849021356     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2007.08.033     Document Type: Article

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