Computer use, neck and upper-extremity symptoms, eyestrain and headache among female and male upper secondary school students

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Palm, Peter ^a,b   Risberg, Eva Hansson ^b   Mortimer, Monica ^b,c   Pamerud, Gunnar ^b,d   Toomingas, Allan ^b,c   Tornqvist, Ewa Wigaeus ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Education; Ergonomics; Forearm; Information; Musculoskeleton symptom; Shoulder; Upper arm; Visual unit

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENT;

ARM DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EYE DISEASE; EYESTRAIN; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEADACHE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 41549136468     PISSN: 03566528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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