Self-administered questionnaire and direct observation by checklist: Comparing two methods for physical exposure surveillance in a highly repetitive tasks plant

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-198

  Descatha, Alexis ^a,b,c,d   Roquelaure, Yves ^e   Caroly, Sandrine ^f   Evanoff, Bradley ^g   Cyr, Diane ^a,b,c   Mariel, Jean ^h   Leclerc, Annette ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Laboratory of Ergonomics and Occupational Health   (France)

^f Laboratoire PACTE   (France)

^g WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Occupational Health Service of Anjou   (France)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Physical exposure surveillance; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DISEASES; MONITORING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PHYSICAL EXPOSURE SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

SURVEYS;

ARM; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOE INDUSTRY;

EID: 56949092245     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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