A comprehensive work injury prevention program with clerical and office workers: Phase II

Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-137

  Gatty, Carolyn M ^a  

^a CHATHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Job modification; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ENERGY; EYE DISEASE; FOREARM; HAND; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFICE WORKER; PARALLEL DESIGN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS; WRIST;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4644285275     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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