Ergonomics evaluation of picture archiving and communication system implementations in two X-ray departments

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-124

  Lindbeck, L ^a   Hoglund U ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b Occupational Health Care Previa   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digital imaging; Ergonomics; Workplace changes; X ray

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMAN REACTION TIME; IMAGE PROCESSING; PERSONNEL TESTING; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIGITAL IMAGING; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; SWEDEN; VISUAL DISORDER; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 38649117573     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701523686     Document Type: Article

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