Associations between eyestrain ans neck-shoulder symptoms among call-center operators

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 54-59

  Wiholm, Clairy ^a   Richter, Hans ^b   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^b   Toomingas, Allan ^c,d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computer work; Neck; Shoulder symptom

Indexed keywords

CALL CENTER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HEALTH RISK; NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALL CENTER OPERATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EYE DISEASE; EYE IRRITATION; EYESTRAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK SHOULDER SYMPTOM; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 41549106241     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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