Computer use patterns associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-174

  Menéndez, Cammie Chaumont ^a,b   Amick III, Benjamin C ^a,c   Chang, Che Hsu ^d   Dennerlein, Jack T ^d   Harrist, Ronald B ^a   Jenkins, Mark ^e   Robertson, Michelle ^f   Katz, Jeffrey N ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b M/S 1811 ^*  (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

College student; Computer use; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 43849102817     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9119-7     Document Type: Article

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