Work related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs among steel industry populations

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 405-414

  Najarkola, Seyed Ali Moussavi ^a   Khavanin, A ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Awkward posture; Ergonomic risk factors; Force exertion; Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire; Repetition; Upper extremity disorders; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARESTHESIA; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 39749112649     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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