Reliability and validity assessment of the hand activity level threshold limit value and strain index using expert ratings of mono-task jobs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 250-275

  Spielholz, Peregrin ^a   Bao, Stephen ^a   Howard, Ninica ^a   Silverstein, Barbara ^a   Fan, Joyce ^a   Smith, Caroline ^a   Salazar, Carolyn ^b  

^a Department of Labor and Industries ^*  (United States)

^b Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Hand activity level; Musculoskeletal disorders; Reliability; Strain Index; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 40349110735     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620801922211     Document Type: Article

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