Risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints among microscope workers;Fattori di rischio per disturbi muscolo-scheletrici in lavoratori che utilizzano il microscopio

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 932-937

  Lorusso, A ^a   Bruno, S ^a   Caputo, F ^a   L'Abbate, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microscope; Musculoskeletal; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40049095520     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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