A questionnaire on the health effects of new technical equipment

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-114

  Korpinen, Leena ^a   Pääkkönen, Rauno ^b  

^a née Laakkonen), Noomi   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computer; Psychological symptoms; Questionnaire study; Work health

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; COMBINED EFFECTS; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; FINLAND; HEALTH EFFECTS; MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS; PORTABLE COMPUTERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS; QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EQUIPMENTS; WORK HEALTH;

COMPUTERS; DIGITAL DEVICES; DIGITAL TELEVISION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEALTH; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOBILE COMPUTING; MOBILE PHONES; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

DATA RECORDING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNICAL AID; TELEVISION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 58049167040     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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