The development of an intervention programme to reduce whole-body vibration exposure at work induced by a change in behaviour: A study protocol

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  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

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CAR DRIVER; DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; LOW BACK PAIN; SEAT; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; VELOCITY; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TRANSPORTATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 38349178782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-329     Document Type: Article

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